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fire in your belly
Strong motivation and determination
“He has FIRE IN HIS BELLY”
first come, first served
The person who arrives first will be served first
“It's FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED”
first out of the gate
The first to take action
“They were FIRST OUT OF THE GATE”
fish for compliments
To try to get people to say nice things about you
“Stop FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS”
fish in troubled waters
To try to take advantage of a difficult situation
“He's FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS, as usual.”
fish out of water
A person who is in unfamiliar, confusing surroundings
“He's A FISH OUT OF WATER”
fishy
Suspicious; not honest
“Something smells FISHY”
fit as a fiddle
To be healthy and physically fit
“He's FIT AS A FIDDLE”
fit for a king
Very excellent or luxurious
“This meal is FIT FOR A KING”
fit like a glove
To fit perfectly
“The dress FITS LIKE A GLOVE”
fit the bill
To be suitable for something
“She FITS THE BILL perfectly”
five finger discount
Stealing; shoplifting
“He tried A FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT”
fix someone up
To arrange a romantic date for someone
“Can you FIX ME UP?”
fix someone's wagon
To get revenge on someone
“I'LL FIX HIS WAGON, don't worry.”
flash in the pan
A one-time occurrence, not a permanent phenomenon
“It was just A FLASH IN THE PAN”
flat broke
Having no money at all
“I'm FLAT BROKE”
flat out
At maximum speed or effort
“I've been working FLAT OUT”
flea in your ear
To talk to someone sharply
“He sent him away WITH A FLEA IN HIS EAR”
flesh and blood
Blood relatives, close relatives
“She's my own FLESH AND BLOOD”
flex your muscles
To show off your power or influence
“He's FLEXING HIS MUSCLES”
flip a coin
To make a decision by chance
“Let's FLIP A COIN”
flip out
To suddenly become unable to behave or think in a sensible way
“He FLIPPED OUT”
fly by night
Unreliable; not trustworthy
“That's A FLY BY NIGHT operation”
fly by the seat of your pants
To improvise, to make decisions without planning or preparation
“We were FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS”