Fleet of Foot :



Fit To Be Tied :

If someone is fit to be tied, they are extremely angry.




Five O’Clock Shadow :

A five o’clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn’t shave for a day or two.




Flash In The Pan :

If something is a flash in the pan, it is very noticeable but doesn’t last long, like most singers, who are very successful for a while, then forgotten.




Flat As A Pancake :

It is so flat that it is like a pancake.

There is no head on that beer, it is flat as a pancake.




Flat Out :

If you work flat out, you work as hard and fast as you possibly can.




Fleet of Foot :

If someone is fleet of foot, they are very quick.




Flesh and Blood :

Human nature

Your flesh and blood are your blood relatives, especially your immediate family.




Flogging A Dead Horse :

If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they are flogging a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore. Being a dead horse will not make it do any more work.




Flowery Speech :

Flowery speech is full of lovely words, but may well lack substance.




Fly by The Seat of One’s Pants :

If you fly by the seat of one’s pants, you do something difficult even though you don’t have the experience or training required.




Fly In The Ointment :

A fly in the ointment is something that spoils or prevents complete enjoyment of something.




Fly Off The Handle :

If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry.

On looking at the progress card of his son, Kumar flew off the handle.



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