F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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Contents of F:
[fro]
See: [TO AND FRO].
[from --- to ---]
1. Used with a repeated word to show that something keeps on. Without ending.
The world grows wiser from age to age.
He goes from day to day without changing his necktie.
- Also used in a short form like an adjective.
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[from hand to hand] {adv. phr.}
From one person to another and another.
The box of candy was passed from hand to hand.
Jane brought her engagement ring, and it passed from hand to hand until all the girls had admired it.
[from Missouri] {adj. phr.}, {slang}
Doubtful; suspicious.
Don't try to fool me. I'm from Missouri.