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fly high
Be very successful, especially temporarily
“She's FLYING HIGH”
fly in the face of
To contradict; to go against
“This FLIES IN THE FACE OF logic”
fly off the handle
Lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly
“He FLEW OFF THE HANDLE”
fly on the wall
See/hear something in a situation which does not involve you
“I wish I were A FLY ON THE WALL”
foam at the mouth
To be extremely angry
“He was FOAMING AT THE MOUTH”
follow in someone's footsteps
To do what someone else did
“He FOLLOWED IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS, inevitably.”
food for thought
Something that makes you think deeply
“The lecture gave us plenty of FOOD FOR THOUGHT”
fool's gold
Something that appears valuable but isn't
“That scheme was FOOL'S GOLD”
foot in the door
A first step towards a goal
“I've got MY FOOT IN THE DOOR now.”
foot the bill
To pay for something
“Who's GOING TO FOOT THE BILL?”
for a song
At very low cost
“She bought it FOR A SONG”
for crying out loud
Used to express annoyance or frustration
“Oh, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.”
for good
Permanently; forever
“She's leaving FOR GOOD”
for keeps
Permanently; seriously
“This is FOR KEEPS”
for the birds
Not important; worthless; awful
“That movie was FOR THE BIRDS”
for the love of god
An expression of frustration or annoyance
“FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.”
for the time being
For now; temporarily
“This arrangement is FOR THE TIME BEING.”
for what it's worth
Used when giving information that might not be useful
“FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH”
forbidden fruit
Something attractive that is not allowed
“FORBIDDEN FRUIT tastes sweetest”
force someone's hand
To make someone act sooner than planned
“They FORCED MY HAND with that deadline.”
forest for the trees
To miss the overall view due to focus on details
“You can't see THE FOREST FOR THE TREES”
fork in the road
A point at which a decision must be made
“We've reached A FORK IN THE ROAD.”
fortune smiles on
To have good luck
“FORTUNE SMILES ON some, rarely me.”
forty winks
A short sleep; a nap
“I need to catch FORTY WINKS before the meeting.”