Vocabulary
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Be sold for a lot of money
“The painting FETCHED A GOOD PRICE”
Scarce/rare
“They're FEW AND FAR BETWEEN”
A very enjoyable time; a time of great success
“She had A FIELD DAY”
A superfluous person
“I felt like A FIFTH WHEEL”
Use the same measures that are being used against you
“FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE”
Continually arguing with each other
“They FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG”
Fight very hard for something
“She FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL for the promotion”
Find the solution to a problem
“Can you FIGURE IT OUT?”
Take someone's place and do their job
“It's hard to FILL HER SHOES after she retired”
Be exactly what is needed
“That should FILL THE BILL”
Take as much as you want; help yourself generously
“FILL YOUR BOOTS with the buffet food”
Find shared interests or opinions
“We need to FIND COMMON GROUND”
Adjust to a new place or situation
“She's FINDING HER FEET”
Excellent; satisfactory
“That's FINE AND DANDY”
A very small difference
“THERE'S A FINE LINE between confidence and arrogance”
Small adjustments to improve something
“The engine needs SOME FINE TUNING”
Be involved in many things
“He has A FINGER IN EVERY PIE”
Be aware of the latest developments
“She has HER FINGER ON THE PULSE”
Strong motivation and determination
“He has FIRE IN HIS BELLY”
The person who arrives first will be served first
“It's FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED”
The first to take action
“They were FIRST OUT OF THE GATE”
Try to get people to say nice things about you
“Stop FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS”
Try to take advantage of a difficult situation
“He's FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS”
A person who is in unfamiliar, confusing surroundings
“He's A FISH OUT OF WATER”
Suspicious; not honest
“Something smells FISHY”
Be healthy and physically fit
“He's FIT AS A FIDDLE”
Very excellent or luxurious
“This meal is FIT FOR A KING”
Fit perfectly
“The dress FITS LIKE A GLOVE”
Be suitable for something
“She FITS THE BILL perfectly”
Stealing; shoplifting
“He tried A FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT”
Arrange a romantic date for someone
“Can you FIX ME UP?”
Get revenge on someone
“I'LL FIX HIS WAGON”
A one-time occurrence, not a permanent phenomenon
“It was just A FLASH IN THE PAN”
Having no money at all
“I'm FLAT BROKE”
At maximum speed or effort
“I've been working FLAT OUT”
Talk to someone sharply
“He sent him away WITH A FLEA IN HIS EAR”
Blood relatives, close relatives
“She's my own FLESH AND BLOOD”
Show off your power or influence
“He's FLEXING HIS MUSCLES”
Make a decision by chance
“Let's FLIP A COIN”
Suddenly become unable to behave or think in a sensible way
“He FLIPPED OUT”
Unreliable; not trustworthy
“That's A FLY BY NIGHT operation”
Improvise, to make decisions without planning or preparation
“We were FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS”
Be very successful, especially temporarily
“She's FLYING HIGH”
Contradict; go against
“This FLIES IN THE FACE OF logic”
Lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly
“He FLEW OFF THE HANDLE”
See/hear something in a situation which does not involve you
“I wish I were A FLY ON THE WALL”
Be extremely angry
“He was FOAMING AT THE MOUTH”
Do what someone else did
“He FOLLOWED IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS”
Something that makes you think deeply
“The lecture gave us plenty of FOOD FOR THOUGHT”
Something that appears valuable but isn't
“That scheme was FOOL'S GOLD”
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