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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ
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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