famous last words (last word, the) fancy Dan (fancy man) fantasy man (fancy man) far and wide (far and away) far-off day (day off ) farewell (fare well) fast track (fast lane) fat is in the fire, the (bun is in the oven, the) fateful accident (fatal accident) father-in-church (father of the chapel) feather-bedding (feather bed) feed on something (feed off something ) feed someone with something (feed someone on something) feed the chicken (chicken feed) feed the chicks (chicken feed) feed the fishes (feed the fish) feed the goldfish (feed the fish) feed the kitty (feed one’s pussy) feel faint from something (feel faint at something ) feel for something (have a feel for some- thing ) feel one’s old self again (feel like a new man) feel strongly (feel strong ) feel the draft (feel a draft) feel the pulse of something (feel some- thing on the pulse) feel uneasy at something (feel uneasy about something ) feel up to doing something (feel like doing something ) feel well (feel good) Festival of Lights, the (Festival of Lanterns, the) fiddle about (be on the fiddle) field telegraph (bush telegraph) fifth quarter (fifth wheel) fight over something (fight for some- thing ) figure on something (figure in some- thing ) figure someone out (figure someone in) fill one’s boots (be too big for one’s boots) fill someone in (fill in for someone) fill someone’s shoes (be in someone’s shoes) find one’s legs (not have a leg to stand on) fine as fivepence (fine as a fiddle) finish off something (finish off with something ) finish with something (finish off with something ) finishing school (higher school) fire back (back-fire) fire office (fire department) fire someone up (fire someone) fire-water (sea-fire) fireboat (fire ship) firefighting (fire fight) firing-iron (fire-irons) first floor (US) (first floor [UK]) first-generation Americans (first Americans) first of all (at first) first or last (first and last) first time round (first time) first woman, the (first lady, the) fish in murky waters (be in murky waters) fishy story (fish story) fit someone in (fit in with someone) fit to be tied (fit to be hung) fit to kill (fit to be hung) fix is in, the (be in a fix) fix someone up with someone (fix it up with someone) fix someone with something (fix some- one up with something) flapjack (US) (flapjack [UK]) flashlight (flashing light) flea-bitten (flea bite) fling something off (fling something away) flog the clock (beat the clock) floor woman (floor girl) Flowery Nation (Flowery Land) fly low (fly high) fly on the wheel (break a fly upon the wheel) fly one’s kite high (be high as a kite) fly-sheet (fly paper) fly the wrong flag (fly the flag) flying boat (fly boat) flying camp (fly camp) flying deck (flight deck) flying fish (flyfish) flying mare (flying horse) Flying Scotchman, the (Flying Dutch- man, the) flying sea-horse (flying horse) flying squadron (flying squad) flyman (flyboy) flyweight (flying weight) fold one’s hands (fold one’s arms) follow up with something (follow through with something ) foot-dragging (drag one’s feet) foot it (get cold feet) for good (for the good) for good effect (for effect) for kicks (for a kick-off ) for my money (for money) for now (as of now) for one thing (for one) for one’s life (for life) for quite a bit (for a bit) for security (as security) for show (in show) for the first time (first time) for the future (in future) for the moment (for a moment) for the present (at present) for the world (for all the world) for this once (for once) for what it’s worth (for all it’s worth) forget it (don’t you forget it) forget to do something (forget doing something ) fortunate man (gentleman of fortune) foul mouth (bad mouth) four-by-four (five-by-five) foxy man (foxy lady) free-handed (have a free hand) free of something (free in something ) free trip (free ride) free with something (free in some- thing ) freehand (have a free hand) freeze on to someone (freeze someone out) fresh as a rose (fresh as a daisy) fresh blood (bad blood) friend of the court (friend at court) from A to Z (from A to B) from China to Peru (from Dan to Beersheba) from end to end (end to end) from first to last (first and last) from head to foot (from nose to tail) from Land’s end to John o’ Groat’s (from Dan to Beersheba) from mouth to mouth (from hand to mouth) from space to space (from out to out) from the first (at first) from the ground up (from the bottom up) from the top (from the floor) from the zenith to the nadir (from top to bottom) from top to toe (from top to bottom) front runner (front man) frontsman (front man) frown on something (frown at some- thing ) full stop (US) (full stop [UK]) full time (at full time) fur-lined coat (fur coat) fuss over someone (fuss at someone) fuss someone out (fuss someone) gain ground with someone (gain ground on someone) gain on something (gain in something ) gain one’s point (gain a point) gamble in something (gamble at some- thing ) gamble with something (gamble at something ) gatekeeper (door holder) gay as a lark (gay as a goose) Gem State, the (Diamond State, the) General Certificate of Secondary Education (General Certificate of Education) general knowledge (common knowl- edge) General of the Army (General of the Armies) Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (Gentleman Usher) German Cicero, the (Cicero of Ger- many, the) get a fix on something (get a fix of something ) get a good run for one’s money (get a good bang for one’s buck) get a grasp of something (get a grip on something ) get a hand with something (get a hand for something) Phrase Index – 350 –