F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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Contents of F:
[family tree] {n.}
Ancestry.
My family tree can be traced back to the sixteenth century.
[fancy doing something]
An expression of surprise.
Fancy meeting you here in such an unexpected place!
[fancy pants] {n.}, {slang}
A man or boy who wears clothes that are too nice or acts like a woman or girl; sissy.
The first time they saw him in his new band uniform, they yelled "Hey, fancy pants, what are you doing in your sister's slacks?"
[fan out] {v. phr.}
To spread in several directions.
The main road fans out at the edge of the forest in four different directions.
[fan the breeze] {v. phr.}
1. See: [SHOOT THE BREEZE].
2. To swing and miss the ball in baseball.
The batter tried to hit a home run but he fanned the breeze.
[far]
See:
[AS FAR AS] or [SO FAR AS],
[SO FAR] also [THUS PAR],
[BY FAR],
[FEW AND FAR BETWEEN],
[SO PAR, SO GOOD].