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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ
forty forty winks frighten frighten the wits out of someone
forty take forty winks frightened frightened to death
forward from this day forward fringe the lunatic fringe
forward look forward to something fritter fritter something away
forward put one’s best foot forward fritz on the fritz
forward put something forward fro to and fro
forwards know something backwards and forwards frog get a frog in one’s throat
forwards know something forwards and backwards frog have a frog in one’s throat
foul foul one’s own nest frog a big frog in a small pond
foul foul play froing toàng and froàng (on something)
foul foul someone or something up from another country heard from
foul foul up from asàde from someone or something
fouled fouled up from away from one’s desk
found lost-and-found from back down (from someone or something)
fours on all fours from back off (from someone or something)
fowl neàther fish nor fowl from be a heartbeat away from something
fox (as) sly as a foŁ from be from Missouri
fox sly as a foŁ from break loose (from someone or something)
frØught fraught with danger from come from far and wide
frØy enter the fray from come from nowhere
frØy joàn the fray from cut from the same cloth
frØy jump into the fray from cut loose (from someone or something)
free (as) free as a bird from cut the ground out from under someone
free (as) free as (the) air from downhàll from here on
free feel free (to do something) from draw (someone’s) fire (away from someone or
free footloose and fancy-free something)
free for free from everything from A to Z
free free and clear from everything from soup to nuts
free free and easy from fall from grace
free free as a bird from far be it from me to do something
free free as (the) air from far from it
free free-for-all from from dawn to dusk
free free translation from from day to day
free get a free hand (with someone or something) from from door to door
free get off scot-free from from far and near
free give free reàn to someone from from hand to hand
free give someone a free hand (with something) from from head to toe
free give someone free reàn from from near and far
free go scot-free from from overseas
free make free with someone or something from from pillar to post
free of one’s own free will from from rags to riches
free set someone or something free from from sàde to sàde
freedom give one one’s freedom from from start to finish
freely able to breathe (freely) again from from stem to stern
freezes until hell freezPs over from from the bottom of one’s heart
freezes when hell freezPs over from from the cradle to the grave
French Pardon my French. from from the ground up
fresh (as) fresh as a daisy from from the heart
fresh fresh as a daisy from from the horse’s mouth
fresh fresh out (of something) from from the old school
fresh get fresh (with someone) from from the outset
fresh a breath of fresh air from from the top
friend fair-weather friend from from the word go
friend friend or foe from from this day forward
friend make a friend from from this day on
friend A friend in need is a friend indeed. from from time to time
friends be friends with someone from from tip to toe
friends make friends from from top to bottom
friendship strike up a friendshàp from from way back
frighten frighten one out of one’s wits from get a dirty look from someone
frighten frighten someone to death from get away (from it all)
frighten frighten the (làving) daylights out of someone from get out from under someone or something
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