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            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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