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• fall off
  уменьшаться, ослабевать

  The number of people visiting the exhibition has begun to fall off.
• fall off the wagon
  вернуться к прежним привычкам (об алкоголе и наркотиках)

  Felix stopped taking drugs for a short while and then he fell off the wagon.
• fall on deaf ears
  пропускать мимо ушей, игнорировать

  The reprimand of Linda's parents always falls on deaf ears.
• fall on hard times
  испытать много трудностей

  The people of the mining town fell on hard times when a few mines had been closed.
• fall out of use
  выйти из употребления

  Bulky tape-recorders fell out of use long ago.
• fall out with (someone) over (something)
  разойтись во мнениях с кем-либо, поссориться из-за чего-либо

  Mary fell out with her daughter over where to spend their holiday.
• fall over backwards (to do something)
  очень стараться делать что-либо ради других

  The young doctor fell over backwards to help his patients.
• fall over oneself to do something
  лезть из кожи вон, чтобы сделать что-либо

  Joe came out of his room all smiles and falling over himself to show he was pleased to see us.
• fall short of (one's expectations)
  не оправдать чьих-либо ожиданий

  The new novel by Z. has fallen short of my expectations.
• fall short of (something)
  не хватать чего-либо, кончаться

  The soldiers fell short of ammunition and couldn't go on fighting.
• fall through
  потерпеть неудачу, провалиться

  Through no fault of theirs the plan fell through.
• fall to (someone) to do (something)
  выпадать кому-либо, делать что-либо; стать чьей-либо обязанностью

  It usually falls to me to wash the dirty dishes after every meal.
• fall upon/on (someone or something)
  нападать на кого-либо, атаковать

  As he was walking along the street a pack of homeless dogs fell upon him.
• fall/drop into one's lap
  нежданная удача

  The chance to go on a trip to Baltimore dropped into my lap quite suddenly.
• fall/get into the wrong hands
  попасть в плохие руки

  I want you to be very careful lest these important documents should fall into the wrong hands.
• falling-out (with someone)
  разногласие, ссора с кем-либо

  Clarissa had a falling-out with her best friend, but they were able to make it up pretty soon.
• false arrest
  незаконный арест, задержание

  Toby was detained for assault, but it turned out to be a case of false arrest.
• false pretenses
  ложно представленные факты

  I am sure Pat was acting under false pretenses when she decided to take a part of her sister's property.
• false witness
  фальшивый свидетель

  The woman turned out to be a false witness in the case of shoplifting.
• familiar with (someone or something)
  быть знакомым с кем-либо / чем-либо

  Adam is very well familiar with the flora and fauna of this region.
• fan the flames of (something)
  ухудшать ситуацию, "подливать масла в огонь"

  "Don't interfere. You'll only fan the flames of their quarrel."
• far and away the best
  несомненно/ намного/ гораздо лучше

  Railroad stocks were far and away the most valuable and important on every exchange in America.
• far and wide
  везде, во всех направлениях

  I lost my glove, and though I looked far and wide for it, I could not find it.
• far be it from (someone) to do (something)
  у меня нет ни малейшего желания, я далёк от того, чтобы …

  I know my faults; far be it from me to deny them.
• far cry from (something)
  большая разница, отличное от чего-либо

  Lord, what a far cry from this man to this woman, he thought.
• far from it
  далеко не так, совсем нет, отнюдь нет

  "Far from it," my friend answered when I asked him if he had finished reading the book.
• far into the night
  далеко за полночь

  When Dick was a college student, he used to study far into the night.
• far out
  странный, "не от мира сего"

  William has always been far out; he is a bit difficult to deal with.
• farm (something) out
  отдавать, передоверять работу кому-либо

  They decided to farm out the installation of the equipment to another company.
• fast buck
  деньги, заработанные легко и быстро, "шальные деньги"

  The man is always trying to make a fast buck without working very hard.
• fast talker
  жулик, умеющий убеждать; мошенник

  Julian was a fast talker and was able to convince others easily.
• fat chance
  никаких возможностей, никаких шансов

  "Fat chance you'll get your money back," Marion said angrily.
• fat is in the fire
  дело скверное, быть беде

  "The fat is in the fire. If you persist in your willfulness, you'll have yourself to blame."
• fat of the land
  то, что достаётся без труда, "халява"

  I can't live off the fat of the land; it's against my principles.
• favor (someone) with (something)
  удостоить кого-либо, оказать внимание

  "I would like you to favor the community people with your presence."