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• feel blue
  грустить, печалиться

  When Mary goes away, Tarry feels blue. He's lonely and sad.
  Когда Мэри уходит, Терри грустит. Ему одиноко и печально.
• feel like doing (something)
  быть склонным, быть расположенным делать что-либо

  "I do not feel like discussing my problems with you."
• face the music
  держать ответ за что-либо, расплачиваться, "расхлёбывать кашу"

  "You've made a mistake; now you'll have to face the music."
• 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.
• fight like cats and dogs
  жить (драться) как кошка с собакой

  The Johnsons have been married for years, and all this time they have been fighting like cats and dogs.
• full of beans
  энергичный, в приподнятом настроении

  My Granny, who is seventy, is always full of beans.
• find one's feet
  привыкнуть к новой ситуации или опыту

  Tim Brown has finally found his feet in his new position.
• fraidy-cat
  трусишка

  My little son is a fraidy-cat; he is so easily frightened.
• fair-weather friend
  человек, который может быть другом только при благоприятных условиях

  Henry is a fair-weather friend, and I can never rely on him when I have a problem.
• fall head over heels in love with (someone)
  влюбиться по уши

  Dorothy fell head over heels in love with David.
• fit like a glove
  прекрасно подходить (об одежде)

  I'd like to buy a dress which will fit like a glove.
• fish in troubled waters
  стараться получить что-либо (выгоду, информацию) нечестным путём; "ловить рыбку в мутной воде"

  I hate people fishing in troubled waters in order to gather information.
• fall on deaf ears
  пропускать мимо ушей, игнорировать

  The reprimand of Linda's parents always falls on deaf ears.
• flog/beat a dead horse
  зря тратить силы, попусту стараться

  I felt I was flogging a dead horse when I was trying to talk my friend out of the risky business.
• fit the mold
  подходить под шаблон \ для работы

  Sally does not very well fit the mold of nanny for very small children.
• fine kettle of fish
  неудобная, неудовлетворительная ситуация

  It was a fine kettle of fish when my boss called and told me to stay after office hours.
• find Mr. Right
  подходящая партия, будущий муж

  "There is still hope that you will find your Mr. Right," Alice said to her daughter.
• fit in with (someone or something)
  подходить кому-либо; соответствовать, гармонировать с чем-либо

  The new roommate doesn't fit in with the others very well.
• fit as a fiddle
  быть в хорошей спортивной форме

  Mr. Galaght does morning exercises every morning to be as fit as a fiddle.
• fall in love (with someone)
  влюбиться в кого-либо

  He had never seen the young lady, only her portrait, but he fell in love with that and marry her he would.
• for one thing
  прежде всего, для начала

  I didn't care much for his speech: for one thing, the subject was not interesting, for another thing, his delivery was bad.
• fish out of water
  человек не в своей стихии, "рыба без воды"

  The woman was like a fish out of water at the fashion show.
• feel up to (do something)
  чувствовать себя достаточно здоровым и отдохнувшим, чтобы делать что-либо

  Hillary didn't feel up to attending the health club that day.
• feel on top of the world
  прекрасно себя чувствовать

  I felt on top of the world when I passed my driving test.
• feather one's nest
  разбогатеть, поживиться за чей-либо счёт, "нагреть руки"

  Paul, her only brother, was eager to feather his own nest at the expense of his sister and her family.
• feather in one's cap
  то, чем можно гордиться; предмет гордости, достижение

  He thinks it will be a feather in his cap to cure a difficult cardiac case.
• feast one's eyes on (someone or something)
  любоваться кем-либо \ чем-либо, наслаждаться зрелищем

  Sitting on a bench in the park, he feasted his eyes on the fresh green leaves.
• fishy
  странный и подозрительный

  The old man with a long beard looked quite fishy.
• from rags to riches
  от бедности к богатству; "из грязи, да в князи"

  Mr. Paul Ladle is a self-made man; he went from rags to riches.
• for peanuts
  очень дёшево, за гроши

  We sold our old car for peanuts.
• fall for (someone)
  почувствовать влечение к кому-либо, влюбиться

  Jeremy is very handsome; women fall for him like a row of ninepins.
• for the birds
  это не серьёзно, это не для меня

  Doing a lot of work in the office is for the birds.
• fly by the seat of one's pants
  действовать скорее интуитивно, чем исходя из знаний и логики

  I hate to fly by the seat of my pants when there is nobody to help me in my job.
• fall flat on one's face
  полностью провалиться, потерпеть неудачу

  The young actor fell flat on his face during his first performance.
• fly-by-night
  ненадёжный (о человеке или бизнесе)

  This new printing house seems to be a fly-by-night business.