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Ferret out
Search and discover something
“The investigation finally managed to FERRET OUT the truth.”
Fess up
Confess, admit something reluctantly
“The company FESSED UP after they were exposed in the newspapers.”
Fess up to
Confess, admit reluctantly to something
“They FESSED UP TO the crime.”
Fetch up
Arrive unintentionally
“The boat FETCHED UP on the beach.”
Fiddle about
Waste time doing silly things, or doing things unsuccessfully
“We spent the whole afternoon FIDDLING ABOUT with the computer but couldn't get it to work.”
Fiddle around
Waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things
“I FIDDLED AROUND with the phone but couldn't get any signal.”
Fiddle away
Waste time
“He FIDDLED AWAY the afternoon.”
Fight back
Defend yourself, resist an attack
“The army attacked the town and the inhabitants FOUGHT BACK fiercely.”
Fight it out
Struggle to see who wins, both by arguing or fighting
“Their FIGHTING IT OUT to see who will become the next CEO.”
Fight off
Fight an attacker and force them back
“The old lady managed to FIGHT the muggers OFF and they didn't get her purse.”
Figure on
Plan, expect
“What job do you FIGURE ON doing when you graduate?”
Figure out
Find the answer to a problem
“The police couldn't FIGURE OUT how the burglars had got into the warehouse.”
File away
Put a document in the correct place for storage in a filing system
“I FILED a copy of the letter AWAY for my records.”
File for
Apply for something legally, like divorce or bankruptcy
“They FILED FOR divorce after two years of marriage.”
Fill in
Complete a form or document.
“I FILLED IN the application form and posted it off.”
Fill in for
Substitute
“I was away for a few days, so they had to get someone to FILL IN FOR me.”
Fill in on
Give someone information
“I'm sorry I missed the meeting; could you FILL me IN ON what happened.”
Fill out
Complete a form
“I FILLED OUT the application form and mailed it.”
Fill up
Fill something completely
“I stopped at the garage and FILLED UP with petrol.”
Filter in
Move into a lane of traffic without making other cars stop
“The slip lane allows traffic to FILTER IN at the junction.”
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.
“I went to the library to FIND OUT all I could about the life and work of Joe Meek.”
Finish off
Finish completely
“They FINISHED OFF all the chocolates and had to go to the all-night garage to buy some more.”
Finish up
Finally get somewhere, usually without planning to go there
“We went out for diner and FINISHED UP in a club.”