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  • follow suit
    иметь карту такой же масти, поступать также как кто-либо; подражать кому-либо
    "If Jenny is going home early, I think I'll follow suit."
  • fly in the ointment
    помеха, "ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда"
    The problem with the weather was a fly in the ointment during their enjoyable holiday.
  • feet of clay
    скрытый недостаток или слабость
    Paul Copperfield has feet of clay and may not last very long in his new position of a manager.
  • forever and a day
    бесконечно долго
    "Why did it take forever and a day to clear the mess in your bedroom?"
  • firm hand
    твёрдая рука
    The governor ruled the province with a firm hand.
  • fly off the handle
    рассердиться, сорваться на крик
    The teacher flew off the handle because one of the students was disrupting the class.
  • feel like going (somewhere)
    быть не прочь, хотеть пойти куда-либо
    "Do you feel like going anywhere tonight?"
  • fly in the face of (something)
    оставить без внимания (кого-либо, что-либо), пренебречь
    The customer complained of a poor service, but the manager flew in the face of her complaint.
  • fall behind
    запаздывать, отставать
    Josef fell behind with his rent.
  • fall apart
    разваливаться, плохо работать
    "My car is falling apart; I must have it repaired as soon as possible."
  • fall through
    потерпеть неудачу, провалиться
    Through no fault of theirs the plan fell through.
  • four eyes
    четырёхглазый (часто так дети называют тех, кто носит очки)
    My son doesn't like to wear glasses because his classmates call him four eyes.
  • 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.
  • feel out of place
    чувствовать себя не на месте
    Jeremy didn't know any of the guests and he felt out of place.
  • follow one's heart
    следовать велению сердца
    "You'd better follow your heart and take the career which you are cut out for."
  • face value
    кажущаяся ценность; поверхностное суждение
    "If I were you, I wouldn't trust her; take everything she does at face value."
  • first out of the gate
    первым начать что-либо делать
    That project was very important for Bob, and he was first out of the gate to start it.
  • full of oneself
    самодовольный, высокомерный
    He who is full of himself is quite empty.
  • fool and his money are soon parted
    у дурака деньги долго не держатся
    Jimmy spends his money unwisely. A fool and his money are soon parted.
  • fight tooth and nail
    драться, бороться изо всех сил
    The boy was fighting tooth and nail to get his toys back from another boy.
  • fall into a trap
    попасть в ловушку
    Paul fell into a trap of Fanny's charms.
  • fair game
    объект нападения, "лёгкая добыча"
    The company being in a difficult situation was fair game as a takeover target by other companies.
  • fair and square
    открыто, честно
    The competition was tough, but their team won the game fair and square.
  • for sure
    наверняка
    Now I knew for sure that Anna had let me down.
  • fall for (someone or something)
    почувствовать влечение к кому-либо \ чему-либо, влюбиться
    He is very handsome; women fall for him like a row of ninepins.
  • fiddle while Rome burns
    ничего не предпринимать во время катастрофы
    The situation in the firm became deplorable, but they seemed to be fiddling while Rome burned.
  • fill (something) in
    вставить слова в пропуски
    The assignment was to fill in the appropriate words in the gaps.
  • fall short of (one's expectations)
    не оправдать чьих-либо ожиданий
    The new novel by Z. has fallen short of my expectations.
  • fed up with (someone or something)
    надоесть, опротиветь
    "I am fed up with your laziness and carelessness."
  • flea in (someone's) ear
    резкое замечание, раздражающий ответ, отпор
    Our boss sent the manager away with a flea in his ear about changing the schedule.
  • foam at the mouth
    быть в бешенстве, "метать громы и молнии"
    Old Simpson foamed at the mouth when he understood that we had lied to him.
  • from the old school
    (идеи) старой системы образования
    Evidently Ms Cruncher was from the old school because she forbade her grandchildren to watch TV.
  • first of all
    прежде всего
    "First of all I'd like you to tell me a few words about yourself."
  • fall down on the job
    не справиться с работой
    "Listen carefully to the instructions lest you should not fall down on the job."
  • find one's tongue
    найтись, что сказать
    I was so mad at Tina that I couldn't find my tongue.