Idioms beginning with F
441 idioms, from “face down” to “funny stuff”.
All idioms beginning with F
- face down
- face facts
- face that would stop a clockTalk & communication
- face the music
- face value
- faceless bureaucrat
- fact isTrouble & conflict
- factor in
- factor space
- facts on the ground
- fade out
- fail at life
- fair and square
- fair enough
- fair game
- fair sexPeople & relationships
- fair shakeLaw, power & politics
- fair share
- fair to middling
- fair weather fanSport, games & leisure
- fair-haired boyMoney & work
- fair-weather friendPeople & relationships
- fall apart
- fall aroundPlaces & travel
- fall asleepBody, health & looks
- fall at the last hurdle
- fall behind
- fall between the cracksEffort & character
- fall between two stoolsTrouble & conflict
- fall by the waysideEffort & character
- fall forPeople & relationships
- fall foul
- fall from graceReligion & belief
- fall in line
- fall into
- fall into a trapTruth, lies & confusion
- fall into one's lapMoney & work
- fall into place
- fall into the wrong hands
- fall off a truck
- fall off the back of a lorry
- fall off the back of a truck
- fall off the turnip truck
- fall off the wagon
- fall on one's faceEmotions & feelings
- fall on one's sword
- fall on someone's neck
- fall out
- fall over
- fall seven times, stand up eight
- fall short
- fall through
- fall through the cracksEffort & character
- fall victim
- falling out
- false alarm
- false light
- false noteSport, games & leisure
- family jewels
- fan dance
- fan the flames
- fancy one's chances
- far and away
- far be it
- far cry
- far postSport, games & leisure
- fare thee well
- farm out
- farmer's tanBody, health & looks
- fart in a windstorm
- fash one's thumbReligion & belief
- fashion plateBody, health & looks
- fashionably lateTime & pace
- fast and furiousTime & pace
- fast asleepBody, health & looks
- fat chance
- fat finger
- fat lip
- fat of the land
- Faustian bargain
- faux queenPeople & relationships
- feast or famine
- feather in one's capMoney & work
- feather one's nestMoney & work
- feathered friendAnimals & nature
- feathered oof-bird
- featherless biped
- the feathers flyTrouble & conflict
- fed upEmotions & feelings
- fee simple absolute in possession
- feed offPeople & relationships
- feed the dragon
- feed the fire
- feed two birds with one scone
- feeding frenzy
- feel for
- feel free
- feel one's way
- feel oneself
- feel the pinchMoney & work
- feel up
- feet first
- feet of clay
- fence in
- fence the tables
- fencepost problem
- fence-sit
- fend and prove
- fend away
- fetch a compass
- fetch and carry
- fetch way
- fever pitch
- few and far between
- few cards shy of a full deckEmotions & feelings
- few sandwiches short of a picnicEmotions & feelings
- fiddle while Rome burns
- field day
- fifth wheel
- fifth-rate
- fifty-cent tourPlaces & travel
- fight a losing battle
- fight fire with fire
- fight fires
- fight for one's lifeTrouble & conflict
- fight one's corner
- fight shy of
- fighting chance
- fighting spiritEffort & character
- figure of speech
- file away
- file off the serial numbers
- fill in
- fill in the blank
- fill one's boots
- fill one's faceFood & drink
- fill one's hand
- fill someone's shoes
- fill the bill
- fill up
- filter down
- filter up
- filthy lucreMoney & work
- filthy rich
- final cut
- final nail in the coffinBody, health & looks
- final say
- find another gearTime & pace
- find fault
- find it in one's heartEmotions & feelings
- find one's feet
- find one's place
- find one's tongueTalk & communication
- find one's voice
- find oneself
- find out
- find the netSport, games & leisure
- finders, keepers
- finders, keepers; losers, weepers
- fine feathers make fine birdsBody, health & looks
- fine line
- fine printLaw, power & politics
- finer things
- finest hourMoney & work
- the finger
- finger in the pieFood & drink
- finger to the wind
- fire drill
- fire hose
- fire in angerEmotions & feelings
- fire in the bellyEffort & character
- fire on all cylindersEffort & character
- fire sale
- fire the starting gunSport, games & leisure
- fire-breathing
- firing line
- firm up
- first among equals
- first and last
- first annual
- first come, first served
- first loserSport, games & leisure
- first lovePeople & relationships
- first of all
- first of neverTime & pace
- first off
- first port of callPlaces & travel
- first up
- first-mover disadvantageMoney & work
- first-rate
- fish in troubled watersTrouble & conflict
- fish or cut bait
- fish out
- fish out of water
- fish to frySport, games & leisure
- fish-eating grin
- fishing expedition
- fishscale
- fist magnetTrouble & conflict
- fit for a king
- fit out
- fit the bill
- fit to be tiedEmotions & feelings
- fit to wake the dead
- fits and starts
- five will get you ten
- five-finger discount
- fix someone's wagon
- flag downPlaces & travel
- flame upEmotions & feelings
- flannelled foolSport, games & leisure
- flap one's gums
- flash back
- flat chat
- flat on one's backBody, health & looks
- flat out
- flat strap
- flatten out
- flavor of the week
- flea in one's earTruth, lies & confusion
- flesh one's maiden sword
- flesh out
- flick the bean
- flight of fancy
- flip outEmotions & feelings
- flip the bird
- flog a dead horse
- flog a dead pony
- flog the dolphin
- flog the log
- flood the zone
- floor itPlaces & travel
- floor one could eat off
- floppy infant syndrome
- flower of the flockAnimals & nature
- flunk out
- flush out
- flutter in the dovecoteTruth, lies & confusion
- flutter the dovecoteEmotions & feelings
- fly blindPlaces & travel
- fly by
- fly by the seat of one's pants
- fly in the face of
- fly in the ointment
- fly lowPlaces & travel
- fly off
- fly off at a tangent
- fly off the shelves
- fly on the wall
- fly out of the trapsAnimals & nature
- fly the coop
- fly the flag
- fly too close to the sun
- fly under the radar
- fly-by-night
- flying start
- flying visitPlaces & travel
- fogged outTruth, lies & confusion
- fold like a cheap suitBody, health & looks
- fold one's tent
- fold up
- folk devil
- follow suit
- follow the crowd
- follow throughEffort & character
- food baby
- food chainFood & drink
- food for thought
- fool around
- fool away
- fool's bargain
- fool's errand
- fool's paradiseTruth, lies & confusion
- foot the bill
- foot votingLaw, power & politics
- foot-in-mouth disease
- for a change
- for a fact
- for a song
- for all one is worthEffort & character
- for all the world
- for all the world to see
- for beans
- for chrissake
- for crying out loud
- for England
- for fuck's sake
- for fudge's sake
- for good
- for good and all
- for good measure
- for goodness' sake
- for goodness' sakes
- for grinsTalk & communication
- for heaven's sake
- for keeps
- for mercy's sake
- for my money
- for old times' sake
- for once
- for one's lifeTrouble & conflict
- for one's particular
- for Pete's sake
- for pity's sake
- for real and for true
- for reasons
- for shits and gigglesTalk & communication
- for show
- for that matter
- for the ages
- for the asking
- for the birds
- for the book
- for the hell of it
- for the love ofEffort & character
- for the love of meTruth, lies & confusion
- for the most partTime & pace
- for the nonceTime & pace
- for the time being
- for this onceTime & pace
- for two pins
- for XYZ reasons
- forbidden fruit
- force of habit
- force someone's hand
- force something down someone's throat
- forget oneselfPeople & relationships
- forget to take one's medication this morning
- forget you
- forgive and forget
- fork off
- fork over
- forked tongueTruth, lies & confusion
- Fort Knox
- forty minutes of hell
- forty winksBody, health & looks
- forward-leaning
- foul up
- fountain of youth
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- four score and seven years agoTime & pace
- four sheets to the windPlaces & travel
- four-eyesTalk & communication
- four-leaf clover
- four-minute warning
- four-on-the-floor
- fourscore
- fourth estate
- fourth gearTime & pace
- fourth wall
- fourth-rate
- fox in the henhouse
- fox sleep
- fox's socksAnimals & nature
- freak flag
- free hand
- free lunch
- free ridePlaces & travel
- freeze out
- freezing cold
- French leavePeople & relationships
- fresh legs
- fresh off the boat
- fresh out of
- fresh start
- fresh-facedBody, health & looks
- fret the gizzardEmotions & feelings
- friend of Bill W.
- friend with benefitsPeople & relationships
- friends in high placesPeople & relationships
- friends in low placesPeople & relationships
- friendship with benefitsPeople & relationships
- frig it
- frog in one's throat
- from a mile away
- from A to izzard
- from A to Z
- from can see to can't seeTime & pace
- from cover to cover
- from here to SundayTime & pace
- from homePlaces & travel
- from hunger
- from my cold, dead hands
- from pillar to post
- from post to pillarTruth, lies & confusion
- from scratch
- from soup to nutsFood & drink
- from stem to sternPlaces & travel
- from the cradle to the grave
- from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious
- from the East German judge
- from the get-go
- from the ground up
- from the rooter to the tooter
- from the word go
- from time to timeTime & pace
- from womb to tomb
- front and center
- front of mind
- front runnerSport, games & leisure
- frown at
- fruit of one's loinsPeople & relationships
- fruit of the poisonous treeLaw, power & politics
- fruit of the union
- fruit up
- fry upFood & drink
- fuck it
- fuck knows
- fuck off
- fuck someone's brains out
- fuck with
- fuck y'all
- fuck you
- fucked by the fickle finger of fate
- fucked off
- fucked overPeople & relationships
- fucked up
- fucking hell
- fudge factor
- fudge the issueTruth, lies & confusion
- full blast
- full butt
- full circle
- full marksMoney & work
- full of beans
- full of hot air
- full of itTruth, lies & confusion
- full of oneself
- full of piss and vinegar
- full speed aheadPlaces & travel
- full tiltTime & pace
- full tilt boogie
- full to the gills
- full whack
- full-fledged
- full-stretch
- fully rigged
- fun and games
- funny bone
- funny manSport, games & leisure
- funny stuffTalk & communication