F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[fair-haired boy] {n.}, {informal}
A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet.
If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party's fair-haired boy.
* /The local boy playing first base could do no wrong; he was the […]
[fair-weather friend] {n.}
A person who is a friend only when you are successful.
Everyone knows that John's only a fair-weather friend.
[fairy godmother] {n.}
1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up.
2. A person who helps and does much for another.
The rich man played fairy godmother to the boys and had a baseball field made for them.
* /Jane was a […]
[fairy tale] or [story] {n.}
An inaccurate, even false account of something; a result of wishful thinking.
Jeff said he was going to be promoted soon, but we all suspect that it is only one of his customary fairy tales.
[fall all over] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To show too much love or thanks toward (someone).
She must love him. Every time you see them, she's falling all over him.
When Bob found the lady's ring and returned it, she fell all over him.
[fall asleep at the switch] {v. phr.}
To fail to perform an expected task; be remiss in one's duty.
The two airplanes wouldn't have collided, if the control tower operator hadn't fallen asleep at the switch.
* /The dean promised our department […]
[fall away] {v. phr.}
To decline; diminish.
I was shocked to see how haggard Alan looked; he seems to be falling away to a shadow.