F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[flare-up] {n.}
The reoccurrence of an infection or an armed conflict.
He had a flare-up of his arthritis.
There was a bad flare-up of hostilities in some countries.
[flash card] {n.}
A card with numbers or words on it that is used in teaching, a class.
The teacher used flash cards to drill the class in addition.
[flash in the pan] {n. phr.}, {slang}
A person or thing that starts out well but does not continue.
The new quarterback was a flash in the pan.
* /Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she failed […]
[flat as a pancake] {adj. phr.}
Very level; very flat; having no mountains or hills.
A great part of the American Midwest is as flat as a pancake.
[flat-footed] {adj.}, {informal}
1. Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright.
The governor issued a flat-footed denial of the accusation.
He came out flat-footed against the idea.
2. Not ready; not prepared; — usually used with "catch".
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[flat-out] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly.
The student told his teacher flat-out that he was not listening to her.
2. At top speed; as fast as possible.
* /He saw two men running flat-out from the wild […]
[flatfoot] {n.}, {slang}, {derogatory}
A policeman.
"What does Joe do for a living? — He's a flatfoot."