F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[forever and ever] {adv. phr.}
Forever; always. — Used for emphasis, usually about spiritual things.
God will live forever and ever.
[forget oneself] {v. phr.}
To do something one should have remembered not to do; do something below one's usual conduct although one knows better; let one's self-control slip.
He forgot himself only once at dinner — when he belched.
* /He knew he […]
[forgive and forget] {v.}
To have no bad feelings about what happened in the past.
After the argument the boys decided to forgive and forget.
Syn.: [LET BYGONES BE BYGONES], [LIVE AND LET LIVE].
[fork over] or [fork out] also [fork up] {v.}
To pay; pay out.
He had to fork over fifty dollars to have the car repaired.
Compare: [HAND OVER].
[fork over a lot of money] {v. phr.}
To pay an excessive amount of money often unwillingly.
"According to my divorce decree," Alan complained, "I have to fork over a lot of money to my ex-wife every month."