F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[follow-up] {n.}
Additional work or research by means of which an earlier undertaking's chances of success are increased.
I hope you'll be willing to do a bit of follow-up.
[fond of]
Having a liking for; attracted to by strong liking.
Alan is fond of candy.
Uncle Bill was the children's favorite, and he was fond of them too.
[food for thought] {n. phr.}
Something to think about or worth thinking about; something that makes you think.
The teacher told John that she wanted to talk to his father, and that gave John food for thought.
* /There is much food for thought in […]
[fool and his money are soon parted]
A foolish person soon wastes his money. — A proverb.
Jimmy spends all his pennies for candy. A fool and his money are soon parted.
[fool around] or [mess around] or [play around] or [monkey around] {v.}, {informal}
1. To spend time playing, fooling, or joking instead of being serious or working; waste time.
If you go to college, you must work, not fool around.
* /The boys […]
[fool away] or [fritter away] {v.}, {informal}
To waste foolishly.
Paul failed history because he fooled away his time instead of studying.
The man won a lot of money, but he soon frittered it away and was poor again.
[foolproof] {adj.}
So constructed that not even a fool can spoil it; easy.
This entrance examination is so easy that it is actually foolproof.