F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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Contents of F:
[for fun] {prep. phr.}
As amusement, not seriously, as a joke.
Let's try to play Beethoven's Emperor Concerto together, you on one piano, and I on another one.
Compare: [IN FUN].
[forget oneself] {v. phr.}
To do something one should have remembered not to do; do something below one's usual conduct although one knows better; let one's self-control slip.
He forgot himself only once at dinner — when he belched.
* /He knew he […]
[forgive and forget] {v.}
To have no bad feelings about what happened in the past.
After the argument the boys decided to forgive and forget.
Syn.: [LET BYGONES BE BYGONES], [LIVE AND LET LIVE].
[for good] also [for good and all] {adv. phr.}
Permanently, forever, for always.
The lost money was gone for good.
He hoped that the repairs would stop the leak for good.
* /When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with […]
[for good measure] {adv. phr.}
As something more added to what is expected or needed; as an extra.
He sold me the car at a cheap price and included the radio for good measure.
* /She puts in the spices the recipe calls for and then adds an extra […]
[for Heaven's sake!] {adv. phr.}
Please.
"Help me, for Heaven's sake!" the injured man cried.
[for hours on end] {adv. phr.}
For many hours; for a very long time.
We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help.