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46 words
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face a challenge
phrase
B2
To have to deal with something difficult.
face the facts
phrase
B2
To accept the truth of a situation.
face the music
/ˌfeɪs ðə ˈmjuːzɪk/
phrase
C1
To accept the punishment for what you did.
face to face
phrase
B1
Directly facing one another.
face up to
phrase
B2
To accept a difficult truth and deal with it.
fade away
phrase
B2
To grow gradually weaker until gone.
fair enough
/fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/
phrase
B2
Used to acknowledge that something is reasonable.
fair point
phrase
B2
An admission that your opponent is right.
fairy tale
/ˈfɛɹi ˌteɪl/
phrase
B1
An old magic story for children, ending happily ever after.
fall apart
phrase
B2
To break into pieces — objects, plans, or people under stress.
fall behind
phrase
B2
To fail to keep up with the pace of others or payments.
fall down
/fɔːl ˈdaʊn/
phrase
A2
To drop from standing to the ground.
fall for
phrase
B2
To be tricked by a lie; also, to fall in love with someone.
fall short
/fɔl ʃoɹt/
phrase
B2
To fail to reach the standard needed.
fall through
phrase
C1
To fail to happen after being planned.
fast food
/ˈfæst ˈfuːd/
phrase
A2
Cheap hot food served in minutes over a counter.
fat chance
phrase
C1
Sarcastically, there is no chance whatever.
fathom out
phrase
C1
To finally understand something deep or puzzling.
fawn over
phrase
C1
To flatter somebody shamelessly to win their favour.
ferret out
phrase
C1
To search persistently until you find something hidden.
field trip
phrase
B1
A day when the whole class travels somewhere to learn outside school.
fifty-fifty
phrase
B1
Shared equally, or as likely one way as the other.
figure out
phrase
B1
To understand or solve something after thinking about it.
fill a gap
phrase
B2
To supply what was missing.
fill in
phrase
B1
2 meanings
To write information into the spaces on a form.
find out
phrase
A2
2 meanings
To learn information you did not previously have.
fingers crossed
[fɪŋɡɚz kʰɹɔst]
phrase
B2
Said when you are hoping hard for a good outcome.
first aid
phrase
B1
Simple quick help for a hurt person before the doctor comes.
fit as a fiddle
/ˈfɪt æz ə ˈfɪdl̩/
phrase
C1
In excellent health.
fix up
phrase
B2
To arrange something, or to put it back in order.
flea market
noun
B2
An open market selling second-hand goods cheaply.
fly off the handle
phrase
B2
To lose your temper very suddenly.
fold your arms
phrase
B1
To cross the arms over the chest, often defensively.
follow suit
phrase
C1
To do the same as somebody else has just done.
follow up
phrase
B2
To take a further step after a first one.
follow your nose
phrase
B2
To go straight on, or to trust your instinct.
food for thought
phrase
C1
An idea worth thinking over.
foot in mouth
phrase
C2
The habit of saying exactly the wrong thing.
for good
/fə ˈɡʊd/
phrase
B1
Permanently and finally.
for the time being
phrase
B2
For now, until something changes.
for what it's worth
phrase
C1
Offering an opinion while admitting it may not help.
form up
phrase
C1
To arrange into an ordered line or block.
fossil fuel
phrase
B2
Coal, oil, and gas — energy dug up from ancient buried life.
freshen up
phrase
B2
To wash quickly and tidy yourself.
from time to time
phrase
B1
Occasionally and at irregular intervals.
furrow your brow
phrase
C1
To draw the forehead into lines in worry.