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Fly into
Change emotion quickly
“He FLEW INTO a rage.”
Fob off
Make or persuade someone to accept something
“I FOBBED it OFF Paul.”
Fob off on
Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want
“I FOBBED the work ON the others.”
Fob off onto
Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want
“I FOBBED the fake note ONTO a shopkeeper.”
Fob off with
Make or persuade someone to accept something of lower quality than they wanted
“He FOBBED her OFF WITH some fake gold.”
Focus on
Concentrate
“The report FOCUSES ON the company's weak points.”
Fold up
Make a sheet of paper smaller
“Darren FOLDED UP the letter and put it in an envelope.”
Follow on
Leave to meet someone after they have left the place you're at
“They were over 200 runs behind and had to FOLLOW ON.”
Follow on from
Be the part of something
“The film FOLLOWS ON from the original.”
Follow through
Do what is necessary to complete something or make it successful
“The project went wrong when the staff failed to FOLLOW THROUGH.”
Follow up
Do something to check or improve an earlier action
“He FOLLOWED UP the meeting with a report.”
Fool about
Not be serious
“They were FOOLING ABOUT and wouldn't settle down.”
Fool around
Not be serious
“The teacher was angry because the class were FOOLING AROUND.”
Fool with
Play with something dangerous
“Don't FOOL WITH that- it could explode.”
Forge ahead
Make a lot of progress in a short time
“We've been FORGING AHEAD with the work and should be finished well before the deadline.”
Fork out
Spend money, often when forced to
“I FORKED OUT a hundred euros for a new charger.”
Fork over
Give something to someone when told to do so
“That's not yours- FORK it OVER.”
Freak out
Become very disturbed or angry
“She FREAKED OUT completely when she didn't get the grades to get into university.”
Free up
Make money or time available by not using it elsewhere
“If we get the work done tonight, it will FREE UP the weekend to go away.”
Freeze out
Shut out or exclude by unfriendly treatment
“After Jim was FROZEN OUT of the case, they hired a new lawyer.”
Freeze over
Become covered with ice (lake, river, pond, etc)
“The winter was very severe and the lake FROZE OVER.”
Freeze up
Be blocked with ice
“The gears had FROZEN UP.”
Freshen up
Wash quickly and improve appearance
“I'm going to the bathroom to FRESHEN UP before they arrive.”
Frighten away
Scare someone so much that they go away
“The noise FRIGHTENED the birds AWAY.”