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  • feel like a million dollars
    прекрасно себя чувствовать
    Eliza was happy; she felt like a million dollars.
  • fair play
    справедливое, честное отношение к кому-либо, честная игра
    The bank is known for its fair play and is very popular with the clients.
  • feel like having (something)
    быть в настроении, хотеть иметь что-либо
    I did not feel like having coffee so I had two cups of tea.
  • fish for a compliment
    напрашиваться на комплимент
    Alice, my classmate, is always fishing for compliments.
  • fall into place
    встать на свои места
    Everything fell into place when Alice and her husband moved into a new house.
  • feel fit
    чувствовать себя бодрым и здоровым
    I didn't feel fit so I declined their invitation to go to a disco.
  • fall/drop into one's lap
    нежданная удача
    The chance to go on a trip to Baltimore dropped into my lap quite suddenly.
  • feel sorry for (someone)
    жалеть кого-либо
    Tim felt sorry for his friend who had recently divorced his wife.
  • find (someone) guilty
    признать кого-либо виновным
    The jury needed little time to find the prisoner guilty of assault.
  • fall out of use
    выйти из употребления
    Bulky tape-recorders fell out of use long ago.
  • fall apart at the seams
    разваливаться по швам, на куски
    I couldn't wear my jeans any longer; they were falling apart at the seams.
  • find oneself
    найти себя (свои таланты, предпочтения)
    The young girl tried several jobs in order to try and find herself.
  • from hand to hand
    из рук в руки
    They passed the leaflets from hand to hand, so that everybody could read them.
  • forty winks
    короткий сон в дневное время
    If Ron, a truck driver, feels sleepy, he usually stops by the side of the road to catch forty winks.
  • feel free to do (something)
    получить разрешение делать что-либо
    Here is my album; feel free to take any photos you like.
  • fall back on (someone or something)
    прибегнуть к помощи кого-либо/ чего-либо
    Tom had a difficult problem, but he didn't want to fall back on anyone.
  • fall back
    отставать, вернуться назад
    One of the tourists fell back from the group during an excursion.
  • for crying out loud
    ради бога, боже мой!
    "For crying out loud, please, leave me alone!"
  • face value (of something)
    номинальная стоимость
    The face value of the new computer was not very high.
  • fall from grace
    оказаться в немилости
    Samuel didn't want to fall from grace with the woman he loved so dearly.
  • fun and games
    очень трудное задание (часто употребляется с иронией)
    It was fun and games when Paul wrote his first article for the local newspaper.
  • fall on hard times
    испытать много трудностей
    The people of the mining town fell on hard times when a few mines had been closed.
  • find fault with (someone or something)
    придираться к кому-либо/ чему-либо
    She had been their cook for ten years, and they had never had occasion to find fault with her.
  • fat chance
    никаких возможностей, никаких шансов
    "Fat chance you'll get your money back," Marion said angrily.
  • finger in the pie
    участие в каком-то деле, разделение ответственности
    I know that he had his finger in the pie of a few small businesses.
  • fill the bill
    как раз то, что нужно
    The information I received will fill the bill for what I need to finish the article.
  • flat broke
    полностью разориться, не иметь денег
    Alfred lost all of his money at gambling and was flat broke.
  • force someone's hand
    навязывать кому-либо, принуждать, подталкивать
    "I am not willing to force your hand to sell your small business."
  • first past the post
    первым пересечь финишную прямую
    The young skier was first past the post in the skiing marathon.
  • from the bottom of one's heart
    от всего сердца, искренне, от всей души
    The words of gratitude, which the girl pronounced, came from the bottom of her heart.
  • for my money
    я считаю, что касается меня
    For my money, the best candidate for Congress is George Brown.
  • feed one's face
    есть, обедать
    They decided to stop at a small cafe to feed their faces.
  • fall off
    уменьшаться, ослабевать
    The number of people visiting the exhibition has begun to fall off.
  • from the heart
    искренне, честно
    Sarah thanked me and her gratitude came from the heart.
  • fall asleep
    заснуть
    The child fell asleep in her mother's arms.