F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[from pillar to post] {adv. phr.}
From one place to another many times.
Sarah's father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post.
[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.}
Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight.
The Smiths went from rags to riches when they unexpectedly won the lottery.
[from scratch] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
With no help from anything done before; from the beginning; from nothing.
Dick built a radio from scratch.
In sewing class, Mary already knew how to sew a little, but Jane had to start from scratch.
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[from the bottom of one's heart] or [with all one's heart] {adv. phr.}
With great feeling; sincerely.
A mother loves a baby from the bottom of her heart.
John thanked his rescuer from the bottom of his heart.
* /The people welcomed the […]
[from the ground up] {adv. phr.}
From the beginning; entirely; completely.
After the fire they had to rebuild their cabin from the ground up.
Sam knows about baseball from the ground up.
The new cars have been changed from the ground up.
[from the word "go"] {adv. phr.}
From start to finish; completely.
He may look French but he is a New Yorker from the word "go."
[from time to time] {adv. phr.}
Not often; not regularly; sometimes; occasionally; at one time and then again at another time.
Even though the Smiths have moved, we still see them from time to time.
* /Mother tries new recipes from time to time, […]
[from --- to ---]
1. Used with a repeated word to show that something keeps on. Without ending.
The world grows wiser from age to age.
He goes from day to day without changing his necktie.
- Also used in a short form like an adjective.
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