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Ferret out
Search and discover something
“I FERRET OUT some old photos.”
Fess up
Confess, admit something reluctantly
“You should FESS UP to your mistake.”
Fess up to
Confess, admit reluctantly to something
“You should FESS UP TO to your mistake.”
Fetch up
Arrive unintentionally
“He didn't FETCH UP.”
Fiddle about
Waste time doing silly things, or doing things unsuccessfully
“Don't FIDDLE ABOUT the opportunity.”
Fiddle around
Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things
“Don't FIDDLE AROUND the opportunity.”
Fiddle away
Waste time
“Don't FIDDLE AWAY the opportunity.”
Fight back
Defend yourself, resist an attack
“You must FIGHT BACK your rights.”
Fight it out
Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting
“We need to FIGHT IT OUT before someone notices.”
Fight off
Fight an attacker and force them back
“We need to FIGHT OFF before someone notices.”
Figure on
Plan, expect
“We need to FIGURE ON before someone notices.”
Figure out
Find the answer to a problem
“My computer's FIGURING OUT; I think I might have a virus.”
File away
Put a document in the correct place for storage in a filing system
“She FILE her ideas ACROSS AWAY well.”
File for
Apply for something legally, like divorce or bankruptcy
“We need to FILE FOR before someone notices.”
Fill in
Complete a form or document.
“Please FILL IN the form.”
Fill in for
Substitute
“Please FILL IN FOR the form.”
Fill in on
Give someone information
“The police were FILLING IN ON a tip from an informer.”
Fill out
Complete a form
“Please FILL OUT the form.”
Fill up
Fill something completely
“Please FILL UP the form.”
Filter in
Move into a lane of traffic without making other cars stop
“We had to FILTER IN the meeting.”
Filter out
Remove something unwanted
“It FILTERS OUT all the impurities and chemicals in tap water so that it tastes better.”
Find out
To discover information.
“The police were FINDING OUT a tip from an informer.”
Finish off
Finish completely
“We'll FINISH OFF paying more.”
Finish up
Finally get somewhere, usually without planning to go there
“We need to FINISH UP before someone notices.”