| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| fair-weather friend |
a friend who leaves when I have problems, one who does
not stand by me
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Simon is looking for a loyal friend, not a fair-weather friend.
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| fake it |
create the parts you forget, fudge it, make up
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If he forgets the words, he fakes it. He thinks of new words.
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| folderol |
(See a lot of folderol)
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| fall apart (at the seams) |
be unable to cope or manage, come unglued
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After his wife died, he fell apart. He lost interest in everything.
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| fall asleep |
begin to sleep, drop off
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Don't fall asleep while we're in church. It's embarrassing.
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| fall behind |
be unable to run as fast, drop behind
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You will fall behind in your work if you miss a week of school.
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| fall between the cracks |
(See fall through the cracks)
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| fall between two stools |
not clearly one type or the other, neither fish nor fowl
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This vehicle is part bike and part car. It falls between two stools.
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| fall flat on my face |
fail completely, embarrass myself, blow it, make a mistake
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If I tried to speak Polish, I would fall flat on my face! You would
laugh at my poor Polish!
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| fall for |
begin to love, fall in love with
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When I was in Grade 8, I fell for Miss Kramer. She was beautiful.
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