Idioms beginning with F
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Meaning: something that cannot be repeated, usually a positive concept
Example: His initial good performances were a mere flash in the pan. Nowadays, he delivers only mediocre work. Read more ➺
Meaning: have a great time doing something enjoyable
Example: The children had a field day when they were taken on a trip to the museum. Read more ➺
Meaning: something or someone who has no commitments or ties
Example: Until the time his father was around to take care of him he was footloose and fancy free. Now things are very different. Read more ➺
Meaning: Become romantically attracted or emotionally attached to someone.
Example: He fell for his coworker the moment he met her. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be very attracted to someone
Example: My brother and his fiancee fell in love when they went for a camping trip together with a group of friends. Read more ➺
Meaning: This phrase refers to direct family members, people that share a DNA, that is, flesh and blood.
Example: Of course I care about her well-being, my sister is my flesh and blood after all. Read more ➺
Meaning: It refers to an attempt to make someone say something nice to you or about you.
Example: When the student said that he was still not confident of the subject after a score of 80 on 100 in the test, the teacher knew that he was only fishing for a compliment. Read more ➺
Meaning: It means to have to suffer through ordeal that makes a person prefer death over going through it again.
Example: Even after she got the surgery done she was in pain for weeks. It was a fate worse than death. Read more ➺
Meaning: This phrase refers to someone who becomes happy at hopes provided based on false facts.
Example: The money was never going to be deposited by him. He kept promising her and let her stay in that fool’s paradise for way too long. Read more ➺
Meaning: Accept punishment or consequences for one's actions.
Example: After skipping work for days, John had to face the music when his boss found out. Read more ➺
