Expressions (A–Z)
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Flowing Time
See: "Time is running out."
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Flowing with Milk and Honey
See: "A land flowing with milk and honey."
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Flute and Lyre Delight the Ear, and from Both, Sweet Sayings
A saying in praise of refined speech and eloquent words that delight the human s...
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Fly off the handle, lose one's temper
Figuratively: to erupt in anger or, out of excitement, lose self-control.
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Flying Dust / Fleeting Dust
Fine dust that floats in the air. Figuratively: something worthless or insignifi...
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Flying Letters / Letters in Flight
See: "The parchments are burned and the letters fly" — a phrase describing the d...
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Focus the discussion on...
Concentrated his remarks on..., and expanded the detail regarding....
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Folded arms
See: "sat with folded arms."
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Folk songs
Songs that are spread among the people over many years and sometimes the creator...
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Folk Tale / National Legend
A story that is passed down within a culture from generation to generation, with...
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