tailieunhanh - Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "F" Idioms

Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "F" Idioms. What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", did you ever seen cats and dogs falling off from the sky?! Of course not, but it simply mean "it is raining too hard". | F face down someone - to confront someone boldly to defy someone We decided to face down our competitors and were able to stay in business. face the music - to accept the consequences of something The boy must face the music for his actions very soon. face to face - in person I had a face-to-face meeting with my supervisor to talk about my job performance. face up to something - to accept something that is not easy to accept My friend must face up to the fact that he will never have enough money to buy a car. face value - the value or price printed on a stamp bond paper money etc. I sold the postage stamps for their face value. face value - the truth of something on the surface The woman is a very nice person but you must take what she says at face value. 170 Mr_doody2004@ facts of life - the facts about sex marriage birth that one should know The boy seems to be too young to know about the facts of life. fair and impartial - fair and unbiased The criminal was given a fair and impartial trial by the court. fair and square - completely fair honestly The British team won the game fair and square. fair game - someone or something that you feel you can easily attack Our company is fair game as a takeover target by other companies. fair play - justice equal and right action The boy believes in fair play and is a good person to have on our team. a fair shake - honest treatment The woman was not given a fair shake at the inquiry into her behavior. fair to middling - a little better than acceptable so-so I said that I was feeling fair to middling when my friend asked me how I was. 171 Mr_doody2004@ fair-weather friend - a person who is a friend only during good times He is a fair-weather friend and you cannot rely on him if you have a problem. fall Idioms fall apart - to become to not work properly The equipment fell apart soon after I bought it. fall apart at the seams - to break into pieces to fall apart My backpack was falling apart at the seams so I .