English-Zone.Com ...the BEST English-Learner's site on the 'Net! |
IDIOMS - PAGE F |
|
IDIOM: far-fetched
MEANING: difficult to believe; difficult
to accept; not credible
EXAMPLE: Judy's excuse for being late is
pretty far-fetched. Nobody's going to believe her!
IDIOM: (be) fed up with someone or something
MEANING: to have no more patience with one,
or to be very tired of one
EXAMPLE: Susan is fed up with her job, and
I'm fed up with Susan always complaining about it!
IDIOM: to feel blue / (be) blue
MEANING: to feel depressed and sad
EXAMPLE: When Nell's dog died, she felt
blue for several weeks. She was blue for a long time.
IDIOM: to fire (one)
MEANING: to dismiss (one) from a job due
to poor job performance
EXAMPLE: Perry's supervisor fired him last
week because he was always late for work.
IDIOM: a fender-bender
MEANING: an automobile accident
EXAMPLE: Henry was in fender-bender last
week, and now his insurance rates are going up.
IDIOM: for ages
MEANING: for a long time
EXAMPLE: "How have you been? I haven't talked
to you for ages!"
RELATED: in ages
COMING SOON:
face the music
face-to-face
fade away
fall in love
feed someone a line
feel free to
feel like
feel like a million bucks
feel sorry for
find one's way around
fire someone
fishy
fit as a fiddle
old flame
foot the bill
for a song
for good
fork over
free-for-all
from scratch