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• freak out
  терять самообладание, беситься

  Adam Smith freaked out when he discovered that his flight had been delayed.
• free-for-all
  соревнования, дискуссия и т. п., в которых может участвовать любой

  At the party the people were involved in a free-for-all game.
• flip one's lid
  потерять терпение, разволноваться

  My instructor flipped his lid when I told him that I hadn't done my homework again.
• from scratch
  с самого начала, с чистого листа

  David started to learn painting from scratch.
• fair to middling
  так себе, неважно "серединка на половинку"

  Jeremy was feeling fair to middling after his heart attack.
• feel it beneath oneself to do (something)
  чувствовать ниже своего достоинства делать что-либо

  Ben is not a decent guy, and I feel it beneath myself to talk with him.
• from the ground up
  с начала, с низшей точки

  Jim Bobtail designed his house and built it from the ground up.
• for all one is worth
  изо всех сил, максимально

  He hung on the rope for all he was worth.
• find (someone) innocent
  признать кого-либо невиновным

  Mark Emmerson was arrested for burglary, but the judge found him innocent.
• follow the crowd
  делать то же, что делает большинство; "плыть по течению"

  "You shouldn't follow the crowd if you really want to become somebody important."
• 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.
• 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."
• feed the kitty
  жертвовать (деньги)

  We are going to feed the kitty to collect money for the new workshop.
• full steam ahead
  энергично, "на всех парах"

  Charles carried out his plan; he went full steam ahead with it.
• flea market
  барахолка, блошиный рынок

  I bought a very beautiful old vase at a flea market yesterday.
• freeze (someone) out
  вытеснять кого-либо, избавляться от конкурента или навязчивого человека

  "Mind, I don't let you freeze me out of the profits of the firm."
• fit to be tied
  очень рассердиться или расстроиться

  Kathy was fit to be tied when she heard that her son had dropped out of school.
• from now on
  с этого момента и далее

  From now on Jim has been helping his cousin's family to survive.
• fit (someone or something) in
  находить подходящее место или время для кого-либо/ чего-либо

  "It is only a small car: do you think we can all possibly fit in?"
• first come, first served
  первым пришёл - первым обслужили

  "First come, first served," the secretary said to the people waiting for her in the office.
• fine and dandy
  хорошо, здорово

  It is fine and dandy for us that the trip to Holland will take place during our Easter holidays.
• far cry from (something)
  большая разница, отличное от чего-либо

  Lord, what a far cry from this man to this woman, he thought.
• few and far between
  отделённые большим промежутком времени или пространства

  The distance was vast; small houses were few and far between.
• fresh out of (something)
  использовать всё до конца, распродать всё

  On the eve of Christmas the gift shops usually fresh out of souvenirs and presents.
• free and clear
  полностью (владеть чем-либо), без ограничений

  I own my country house free and clear.
• for good
  навсегда

  Kimberly left the town for good.
• free and easy
  непринуждённый, без формальностей

  Allan's behavior in public places is free and easy.
• follow up (something)
  добавлять что-либо

  That remark was extremely witty; Mark followed it up by another one almost equally good.
• fit and trim
  быть стройным, в хорошей физической форме

  Lola goes to the health club because she wants to look fit and trim.
• for days/hours on end
  много дней (часов) подряд

  I don't think I can go without food for days on end.
• for free
  бесплатно

  I have never been able to get anything for free.
• firing on all cylinders
  стараться во всю

  They were firing on all cylinders when they began work on the project.
• fine how-do-you-do
  затруднительное положение

  The car broke down on a country road and they were in a fine how-do-you-do.
• from time to time
  время от времени

  They go to the theatre from time to time.
• fill out (something)
  заполнить что-либо (формуляр, бланк)

  I was asked to fill out the form before I could be given a visa.