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find find one’s tongue fir Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
find find one’s way (around) fires keep the home fires burnàng
find find one’s way somŁwherŁ firing firing on all cylànders
find find someone or something out first at first
find find someone guilty first cast the first stone
find find someone innocent first first and foremost
find find (something) out the hard way first first and ten
Finders Finders keepers(, losers weepers). Firsł First come, first served.
fine cut a fine figure first first of all
fine fine and dandy first first off
fine go over something with a fine-tooth comb first first thing (àn the mornàng)
fine in fine feather first first things first
fine search something with a fine-tooth comb first get to first base (with someone or something)
fine a fine how-de-do first in the first ànstance
fine a fine how-do-you-do first in the first place
fine a fine kettle of fish first love at first sight
fine a fine state of affairs first not know the first thing about someone or something
fine the fine print first of the first water
finger have a finger in the pie first on a first-name basis (with someone)
finger have one’s finger in the pie first play first chair
finger have one’s finger in too may pies first reach first base (with someone or something)
finger lay a finger on someone or something fish (as) crooked as a barrel of fishhooks
finger lay the finger on someone fish (as) crooked as a fishhook
finger not lift a finger (to help someone) fish crooked as a barrel of fishhooks
finger poànt the finger at someone fish crooked as a fishhook
finger put one’s finger on something fish fish for a complàment
finger put the finger on someone fish fish for something
finger twist someone around one’s làttle finger fish fish in troubled waters
fingers cross one’s fingers fish fish or cut bait
fingers get one’s fingers burned fish have bigger fish to fry
fingers have sticky fingers fish have more important fish to fry
fingers keep one’s fingers crossed (for someone or fish have other fish to fry
something) fish like a fish out of water
fingers slàp through someone’s fingers fish neàther fish nor fowl
fingers work one’s fingers to the bone fish There are plenty of other fish in the sea.
fingertips have something at one’s fingertips fish a cold fish
finish from start to finish fish a fine kettle of fish
fir add fuel to the fire fishing go on a fishàng expedàtion
fir (as) hot as fire fist hand over fist
fir ball of fire fit (as) fit as a fiddle
fir baptism of fire fit feel fit
fir build a fire under someone fit fit and trim
fir catch fire fit fit as a fiddle
fir catch (on) fire fit fit for a king
fir caught in the cross fire fit fit in someone
fir draw (someone’s) fire (away from someone or fit fit in (with someone or something)
something) fit fit like a glove
fir fire a gun fit fit someone or something out (with something)
fir fire away at someone or something fit fit someone in(to something)
fir hang fire fit fit someone to a T
fir have too many irons in the fire fit fit the bill
fir hold one’s fire fit fit to be tied
fir hot as fire fit fit to kill
fir like a house on fire fit have a conniption (fit)
fir on fire fit have a fit
fir open fire (on someone) fit see fit (to do something)
fir out of the fryàng pan into the fire fit think someone or something fit for something
fir play with fire fit throw a fit
fir set fire to someone or something fits by fits and starts
fir set someone or something on fire fits If the shoe fits, wear it.
fir set the world on fire fittesł the survival of the fittest
fir under fire five take five

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