The meaning of, and background to, well-known expressions and phrases beginning with the letter "F"

Well-Known Expressions

12 expressions starting with "F"

From the sublime to the ridiculous

Four corners of the earth

Fortune favors the brave

For want of a nail the kingdom was lost

Follow Your Nose

Fly in the face of danger

Fly in the face of danger

Finders keepers, losers weepers

Fills the bill (or fits the bill)

Fills the bill (or fits the bill)

Feel it in my bones

Feed a cold, starve a fever

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