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            feds  bite the hand that feeds one  fellow hail-fellow-well-met
            fel  feel a glow of something      fence fence someone in
            fel  feel at home                  fence on the fence (about something)
            fel  feel dragged out              fence sàt on the fence
            fel  feel fit                      fences mend (one’s) fences
            fel  feel free (to do something)   fend fend for oneself
            fel  feel it beneath one (to do something)  ferret ferret something out of someone or something
            fel  feel like a màllion (dollars)  fver  run a fever
            fel  feel like a new person        fw  drop someone a few lànes
            fel  feel like doing something     fw  few and far between
            fel  feel like (haØing)  something  fw  precious few
            fel  feel one’s gorge rise         fw  quite a few
            fel  feel on top of the world      fw  wash a few things out
            fel  feel out of place             fw  a few cards short of a deck
            fel  feel put-upon                 fw  a few cards shy of a full deck
            fel  feel someone out              fiddle (as) fit as a fiddle
            fel  feel something in one’s bones  fiddle fiddle about (with someone or something)
            fel  feel the pinch                fiddle fiddle around (with someone or something)
            fel  feel up to something          fiddle fiddle while Rome burns
            fel  get a feel for something      fiddle fit as a fiddle
            fel  get the feel of something     fiddle play second fiddle (to someone)
            fel  have the feel of something    field come out of left field
            felers  put out (some) feelers     field field questions
            feli g  feelàng no pain            field have a field day
            feli g  gut feelàng                field out in left field
            feli g  have a feelàng about  something  field play the field
            feli g  have a feelàng (that)      fifły  divide something fifty-fifty
            feli g  I just have this feelàng   fifły  go fifty-fifty (on something)
            feli gs  have mixed feelàngs (about  someone or  fifły  splàt  something fifty-fifty
             something)                        fight fight against time
            feli gs  no hard feelàngs          fight fight someone or something hammer and tongs
            fet  dead on its feet              fight fight someone or something tooth and nail
            fet  dead on one’s feet            fight knock-down-drag-out fight
            fet  drag one’s feet               fight pick a fight with someone
            fet  find one’s feet               fighting go down fighting
            fet  get a load off one’s feet     fighting Them’s fighting words.
            fet  get back on one’s feet        fighting a fighting chance
            fet  get cold feet                 figur  cut a fine figure
            fet  get one’s feet on the ground  figur  figure in something
            fet  get one’s feet wet            figur  figure on something
            fet  get to one’s feet             figur  figure someone or something out
            fet  have cold feet                figures in round figures
            fet  have feet of clay             file have something on file
            fet  have one’s feet on the ground  file (àn) sàngle file
            fet  keep one’s feet on the ground  file rank and file
            fet  knock one off one’s feet      file sàngle file
            fet  land on both feet             fill back and fill
            fet  land on one’s feet            fill fill someone’s shoes
            fet  let grass grow under one’s feet  fill fill someone in (on someone or something)
            fet  on one’s feet                 fill fill the bill
            fet  regain one’s feet             fill get one’s fill of someone or something
            fet  sàt at  someone’s feet        filled filled to the brim
            fet  stand on one’s own two feet   final get the final word
            fet  sweep one off one’s feet      final in the final analysis
            fet  take a load off one’s feet    final a final fling
            fet  think on one’s feet           find find a happy medium
            fet  throw oneself at someone’s feet  find find fault (with someone or something)
            fet  vote with one’s feet          find find it in one’s heart (to do something)
            fet  the balls of one’s feet       find find it’s way somŁwherŁ
            fell at one fell swoop             find find oneself
            fell in one fell swoop             find find one’s feet
            fell a hush fell over someone or something  find find one’s own level

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