EXCEPTION
be the exception that proves
the rule
EXCLUDED
present company excluded
EXHIBITION
make an exhibition of
yourself
EXPEDITION
a fishing expedition
EXPENSE
and hang the cost! expense
no expense is spared
no expense spared:
see
no
expense is spared
EXPERIENCE
chalk sth up to experience
put sth down to experience
EXPLODE
biow up/explode in sb's face
EXTOLL
extoll the virtues of sb/sth
EXTRA
go the extra mile
EXTRACURRICULAR
extracurricular activity
EYE
see also
EVES

have an eye for/on the main
chance
have your beady eye on sthlsb
have your eye on sth
have/keep half an eye on sth! sb
have/keep one eye on sth/sb
Here's mud in your eye!
in a pig's eye
in the blink of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye
in your mind's eye
keep a weather eye on sth/sb
keep an eye out for sb/ sth
501
keep your eye in:
see
get your
eye in
keep your eye on the ball
keep your/an eye on sthlsb
look sb in the eye/eyes
not bat an eye/ eyelash! eyelid
red eye
see eye to eye
take your eye off the ball:
see
keep your eye on the ball
the apple of sb's eye
There is more to sth! sb than
meets the eye.

get an eyeful
EYELASH
not bat an eye/ eyelash! eyelid
EYELID
not bat an eye/ eyelash! eyelid
EYES
all eyes are on sb/sth
be a sight for sore eyes
be all eyes
be up to your
ears/eyeballs/eyes in sth
bedroom eyes
can't take/keep your eyes off
sb/sth
clap eyes on sb/sth
Close your eyes and think of
England.
close/ shut your eyes to sth
couldn't believe your eyes
cry your eyes out
dollar signs in sb's eyes:
see
dollar signs in sb's eyes
feast your eyes on sth
have eyes in the back of your
head
have eyes like a hawk
hit sb (right) between the eyes
insb'seyes
FACE

slap in the face
arse about face
be as plain as the nose on your
face
be in your face
be laughing on the other side
of your face
be staring sb in the face
be written all over sb's face
blow up/ explode in sb's face
bring sb face to face with sth:
see
come face to face with
sth
come face to face with sb
come face to face with sth
cut off your nose to spite your
face
disappear/vanish off the face
of the earth
face-saving:
see
save face
face the music
face to face
face-to-face:
see
face to face
fall flat on yourlits face
fall off the face of the earth

to sb's face
until you are blue in the face
what's his/her face
wipe the smile off sb's face
with a face like thunder:
see
have a face like thunder
with a straight face:
see
keep a
straightface
wouldn't know sth if it hit you
in the face
FACE-SAVING
face-saving:
see
save face
FACES
make (funny) faces
FACT see a/50 FACTS
a fact oflife
It's easy to be smart after the
fact.
FACTORY
a factory farm:
see
factory
farming
factory farm:
see

a fair-haired boy
a fair shake
a fair-weather friend
502
All's fair in love and war.
be fair game
by fair means or foul
fair and square
fairdinkum
Fair dos
fair enough
fair play
fair to middling
Fair's fair;
get/have a fair crack of the
whip:
see
give sb a fair crack
of the whip
give sb a fair crack of the whip
have had more than your fair
share of sth
It's a fair cop.
the fair/fairer sex
Turnabout is fair play.
with your own fair hands
FAIRER
I/You can't say fairer than
that.
the fair/fairer sex

fall for sb hook, line and
sinker
fall for sth hook, line and
sinker
fall foul of sb
fall foul of sth
fall from grace
fall head over heels (in love):
see
be head over heels (in
love)
fall in a heap
fall in/into line
fall into place
fall into sb's clutches
fall into sb's hands
fall into the trap of doing sth
fall into the wrong hands
fall off the face of the earth
fall off the wagon
fall off your perch
fall on deaf ears
fall on hard times
fall on stony ground
fall on your feet
fall over backwards to do sth
fall over yourself to do sth
fall short of sth
fall/ go through the floor
fall/slip through the cracks

give sb a false sense of
security
lull sb into a false sense of
security
sail under false colors
sail under false colours
under false pretences
FAME
sb's claim to fame
FAMILIAR
have a familiar ring (to it)
FAMILIARITY
Familiarity breeds contempt.
FAMILY
a family man
in the family way
run in the family
the black sheep (of the
family)
FAMINE
feast or famine
FAMOUS
Famous last words.
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FAN
fan the flames
the shit hits the fan
FANCY
a flight of
fancy/fantasy/imagination

bet the farm/ranch
factory farm:
see
factory
farming
FARMING
factory farming
FART
as pissed as a fart
FASHION
a fashion victim
after a fashion
like it's going out of
fashion
FAST
a fast talker
a fast track
fast and furious
fast -track:
see
a fast track
life in the fast lane
makea fast/quick buck
no hard and fast rules
play fast and loose with
sth/sb
pull a fast one
FAT
a fat cat
a fat lot of good/use

curry favour
Do me a favour!
do me/us a favour
do yourself a favour
FAVOURITE
a favourite son
FAVOURS
not do sb any favours
FEAR
Fools rush in (where angels
fear to tread).
No fear!
put the fear of God into sb
FEAST
a movable feast
Enough is as good as a feast.
feast or famine
feast your eyes on sth
the ghost/spectre at the feast
FEATHER
a feather in sb's cap
be as light as a feather
birds of a feather:
see
Birds of
a feather flock together.
Birds of a feather flock
together.
feather your own nest
You could have knocked me

feel free
feel hard done-by
feel sick to your stomach
feel the pinch
feel/go hot and cold (all over)
I (can) feel it in my bones.
look/feel (like) a million
bucks
look/feel (like) a million
dollars
make sb feel small
FEELERS
put out feelers
FEELING
a gut feeling
a sinking feeling
that Monday morning feeling
FEELINGS
hard feelings
have mixed feelings about
sth
with mixed feelings:
see
have
mixed feelings about sth
FEET
be carried out feet first
be dead on your feet
be run/rushed off your feet
be six feet under

ground
land on your feet
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FELL
not let the grass grow under
your feet
pull the rug from under sb's
feet
put your feet up
stand on your own two feet
sweep sb off their feet
the patter of tiny feet
think on your feet
vote with your feet
FELL
at! in one fell swoop
wouldn't know sth if you fell
over one
FELT
make your presence felt
FENCE
sit on the fence
The grass is always greener
(on the other side of the
fence).
FENCES
mend (your) fences
FENDER
a fender bender
FETTLE

not care/give a fig
FIGHT
a fight for life:
see
be fighting
for your life
an uphill
battle/fight! struggle
be spoiling for a fight
fight a losing battle
fight a rearguard action
504
fight fire with fire
fight like cat and dog
fight like cats and dogs: see
fight like cat and dog
fight shy of sth! doing sth
fight tooth and claw/nail
fight your corner
live to fight another day
FIGHTING
a fighting chance
be fighting fit
be fighting for your life
be fighting mad
be in fighting trim
come out fighting
FIGMENT
be a figment of your/the
imagination

fmd your feet
find your tongue
fmd yourself on the wrong
side of the law
FINDERS
Finders keepers (losers
weepers).
FINDS
The devil fmds work for idle
hands.
FINE
a fme/pretty kettle of fish
a fine/thin line
be a fine figure of a
man/woman
be in fine fettle
Chance would be a fine thing!
cut a fine figure
cut it/things fine
have sth down to a fine art
have sth off to a fine art
not to put too fine a point on it
the fine/ small print
tread a fme/thin line between
sth: see a fme/thin line
with a fine-tooth comb
You're a fine one to talk!
FINGER
see a/50
FINGERS

have your fmgers/hand in the
till
cross your
fingers
fingers crossed: see cross your
fingers
have green fingers
have sticky fingers
have your fingers/hand in the
till
have/ get your fingers
burned/burnt
keep your fingers crossed
put/stick twofmgers up at
sb/sth
slip through your fingers
wear/work your fingers to the
bone
FINGERTIPS
at your fingertips
bean
[artist/patriot/professional
etc.] to your fingertips
cling on/hang on by your
finger-tips
FINK
a rat fink
FIRE
see a/so
FIRING

be firing on all cylinders
be in the firtng line
be on the IITing line
out of the firing line:
see
be in
the firing line
FIRM
a firm! steady hand on the
tiller
FIRST
at first blush
at first glance/ sight
be carried out feet first
be first among equals
be first past the post
be first/ quickest off the mark
see be quick off the mark
be in the first flush of sth
first and foremost
first-come, first-served: see
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
first hand
flrst-hand:
see
IITst hand
First in, best dressed.
flrst-past-the-post:
see

be like a fish out of water
be neither fish nor fowl
drink like a fish
fish for compliments
Fish or cut bait.
have bigger/other fish to
fry
FISHING
a fishing expedition
FISHY
smell fishy
FIST
an iron fist/hand in a velvet
glove
hand over fist
make a bad/poor fist of
sth/ doing sth:
see
make a
good fist of sth/ doing sth
make a good fist of sth/ doing
sth
rule (sb) with an iron
fist/hand
FIT
be as fit as a fiddle
be as fit as a flea
be fighting fit
be fit to be tied
fit (sb) like a glove

run sth up the flagpole
FLAGS
Put the flags out!
FLAK
get/take (the) flak
FLAME
an old flame
like moths to a flame
FLAMES
add fuel to the fire/flames
fan the flames
go up in flames
shoot sth/sb down in flames
FLAPPING
(sb's) ears are flapping
FLASH
a flash in the pan
as quick as a flash/wink
FLAT
be as flat as a pancake
be flat broke
fall flat
fall flat on your/its face
flat out
FLATTERY
Flattery will get you nowhere.
FLAUNT
If you've got it, flaunt it!
FLAVOR
the flavor of the month: see the

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FLIP
the top flight
FLIP
a flip-flop
flip-flop:
see
a flip-flop
flip your lid
flip/give sb the bird
FLIT
do a moonlight flit
FLOATING
be floating/walking on air
FLOCK
Birds of a feather flock
together.
FLOG
flog a dead horse
flog sth to death
FLOODGATES
open the floodgates
FLOOR
falll go throngh the floor
floor it
get in on the ground floor
mop the floor with sb
on the factory floor
put your foot to the floor
wipe the floor with sb

fly/leave the nest
fly/show/wave the flag
Go fly a kite!
It'll never fly.
let fly (sth)
make the fur fly:
see
the fur
flies
on the fly
Pigs can fly.
Pigs might fly.
[run around/rush around etc.]
like a blue-arsed fly
sparks fly
506
the feathers fly
wouldn't harm/hurt a fly
FLYING
be flying high
come through/pass with
flying colors
come through/pass with
flying colours
get off to a flying start
set the fur flying: see the fur
flies
FOAMING
foaming at the mouth
FODDER

FOOLED
You could've fooled me.
FOOLS
Fools rush in (where angels
fear to tread).
not suffer fools gladly
FOOT see also FEET
can't put a foot wrong:
see
not
put a foot wrong
foot the bill
get a/your foot in the door
get off/start off on the right
foot:
see
get off/ start off on
the wrong foot
get off/ start off on the wrong
foot
give sb a foot in the door:
see
get a/your foot in the door
have a heavy foot
have one foot in the grave
have/keep a foot in both camps
My foot!
not put a foot wrong
put your best foot forward
put your foot down

for a kick-off
fora song
for good
for good and all
for keeps
for kicks
for my money
for my sins
for the record
FORBIDDEN
forbidden fruit
FORCE
be a force to be reckoned with
be out in force
force of habit
force sb's hand
in full force
FOREARMED
Forewarned is fore armed.
FOREGONE
a foregone conclusion
FORELOCK· TUGGING
forelock-tugging
FOREMOST
first and foremost
FOREST
can't see the forest for the
trees
FOREWARNED
Forewarned is forearmed.

give hostages to fortune:
see
a
hostage to fortune
the slings and arrows (of
outrageous fortune)
FORTY
forty winks
FORWARD
not be backward in coming
forward
One step forward, two steps
back.
put your best foot forward
FORWARDS
know sth backwards and
forwards
FOUL
by fair means or foul
fall foul of sb
fall foul of sth
foul-mouthed
foul play
FOUNDATIONS
rock!
shake sth to its
foundations
rock/ shake the foundations
of sth
FOUR

allow/give sth (a) free rein
as free as a bird
be home free
fee!free
free and easy
give sb a free hand
have a free hand:
see
give sb a
freehand
It's a free country!
make free with sth
There's no such thing as a free
lunch.
FREEZE
be cold enough to freeze the
balls off a brass monkey:
see
brass monkey weather
FREEZES
until hell freezes over
when hell freezes over:
see
until hell freezes over
FRENCH
a French letter
French leave
Pardon my French!
FRENZY
a feeding frenzy

daylights out of sb
FRIGHTENERS
put the frighteners on sb
FRITZ
be on the fritz
FROG
have a frog in your throat
FROING
toing and froing
FROM
(from) coast to coast
from on high
from one moment to the next
from scratch
from time to time
from/since time immemorial
the [child/house/mother etc.]
from hell
FRONT
be in the front line
front -office:
see
the front
office
put a brave face/front on sth
put on a brave face/front: see
put a brave face/front on sth
put on/up a front
the front office
up front

a full-court press
allow/give sth full play
(at) full pelt/steam/tilt
at full stretch
(at) full throttle
be as full as a boot/tick
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FULLNESS
be full of beans
be full of bull
be full of crap/ shit
be full of holes
be full of piss and vinegar
be full of ihe joys of
spring
be full of yourself
be in full cry
be in full flow/spate
be in full swing
be on fullIred alert
be one card! several cards
short of a full deck
be put on full/red alert:
see
be
on full/red alert
bring sb full circle:
see
come/go/turn full circle
come into full play:

Time flies when you're having
fun.
FUND
a rainy day fund:
see
save (sih)
for a rainy day
FUNERAL
it's your funeral
FUNK
be in a (blue) funk
FUNNY
a funny farm
be as funny as a barrel of
monkeys
funny business
funny money
make (funny) faces
FUR
make the fur fly:
see
the fur
flies
508
set the fur flying:
see
the fur
flies
ihe fur flies
FURIOUS

Nothing ventured, nothing
gained.
GALLERY
play to ihe gallery
GALLOWS
gallows humor
gallows humour
GAMBLER
an amber gambler
GAME see also GAMES
a cat and mouse game:
see
play
cat and mouse
a game plan
a mug's game
a numbers game
a shell game
a totally different ball game
a whole new ball game
a zero-sum game
be ahead of ihe game
be fair game
be new to ihe game
be on ihe game
beat sb at their own game:
see
play sb at their own game
give the game away
go on the game:

GAP
a credibility gap
a generation gap
GARBAGE
Garbage in, garbage out.
GARDEN
Everything in ihe garden is
rosy.
lead sb down the garden path
lead sb up ihe garden path
GARDEN·VARIETY
garden-variety
GARTERS
have your guts for garters
GAS
a gas guzzler
be cooking on gas
be cooking with gas
run out of gas
Step on ihe gas!
GASKET
blow a fuse/gasket
GASP
the last gasp of sth
GATE see also GATES
like a bull at a gate
GATEPOST
between you, me and ihe
bedpost/gatepost
GATES

GET
see also
GETS, GOT
be as [fast/hot/thin etc.] as all
getout
be [faster/hailer/thinner etc.]
than all get out:
see
be as
[fast/hot/thin etc.] as all get
out
build/get/work up a head of
steam
catch/cop/get some z's
catch/get hell
climb/get on your high horse
climb/get/hop into bed with
sb:
see
be in bed with sb
come/get (down) off your high
horse:
see
climb/get on your
high horse
come/get to grips with sth
dig/get sb out of a hole:
see
be
in a hole

Get a load of that!
get a look in
get a move on
get a raw deal
get a rise out of sb
get a rocket: see give sb a
rocket
get a word in edgeways
get a word in edgewise
get a/the jump on sb/ sth
get a/your foot in the door
get a/your second breath
509
get a/your second wind
get an even break
get an eyeful
get away with murder
Get away with you!
getaway/off scot-free
get behind the wheel:
see
be
at/behind the wheel
get bent out of shape
get blood out of a stone
get cold feet
Get cracking!
get down to brass tacks
get even
getfresh

have itchy
feet
Get knotted!
Getlost!
getlucky
get no change out of sb
get off sb's back:
see
get sb off
your back
get off sb's case:
see
get on sb's
case
get off the mark
get off to a flying start
get off your arse
get off your backside
get off your tail
get off/start off on the right
foot:
see
get off/start off on
the wrong foot
get off! start off on the wrong
foot
get on like a house on fire
get on sb's case
get on sb's tits
get on sb's wick

get sth over and done with
get sth over with
get sth rolling:
see
get rolling
Get stuffed!
gettheaxe
get the better of sb
get the boot:
see
give sb the
boot
get the chop
get the green light:
see
give
sb/sth the green light
get the hang of sth
get the hell out
get the hump
get the jitters
get the message
get the munchies
get the nod:
see
give sb the nod
get the picture
get the push:
see
give sb the

get your arse in gear
get your brain in gear
get your claws into sb
get your comeuppance
get your ducks in a row
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GETS
get your eye in
get your feet under the table
get your feet wet
get your goat
get your hands dirty
get your hands on sb
get your head around sth
get your head down
get your hooks into sthlsb
get your just deserts
get your knickers in a knot
get your knickers in a twist
get your leg over
get your lines/wires crossed
get your marching orders:
see
give sb their marching
orders
get your mind around sth
get your oats
get your own back
get your own way
get your rocks off

get/put one over on sb
get/put sb's back up
get/put the wind up sb
get/put your head down
get/put your own house in
order
get/ sink your teeth into sth
get/take [a lot of/some etc.]
stick
get/take the bit between your
teeth
get/take (the) flak
get/take the measure of
sb/ sth:
see
have the measure
of sb/sth
give as good as you get
have/ get your fingers
burned/burnt
510
I'll get a rain check
If you can't stand the heat, get
out of the kitchen.
if you catch/ get my drift:
see
get sb's/the drift
if you catch/get the drift:
see
get sb's/the drift

mouth
the gift of gab
the gift of the gab
think you are God's gift to
women
GILD
gild the lily
GILLS
be green about/around the
gills
GINGER
a ginger group
GIRD
gird (up) your loins
GIRL
a big girl's blouse
a call girl
a girl/man/person Friday
a giamor girl/puss:
see
a
glamour girl/puss
a glamour girl/puss
a golden boy/girl
GIVE
see also
GIVEN
a give-and-take
allow/give sb (a) free rein
allow/give sth (a) free rein

Give me/us a break!
give sb a bell
give sb a bloody nose
give sb a break
give sb a buzz
give sb a dose/taste of their
own medicine
give sb a fair crack of the whip
give sb a false sense of
security
give sb a foot in the door:
see
get a/your foot in the door
give sb a free hand
give sb a hand
give sb a hard time
give sb a head start:
see
have a
head start
give sb a leg up
give sb [a lot of/some etc.]
stick:
see
get/take [a lot
of/some etc.] stick
give sb a new lease of life
give sb a new lease on life
give sb a piece of your mind
give sb a rocket