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  • feel like a new person
    чувствовать себя отдохнувшим и обновлённым
    After a few hours of sleep I felt like a new person.
  • feel like doing (something)
    быть склонным, быть расположенным делать что-либо
    "I do not feel like discussing my problems with you."
  • feel like going (somewhere)
    быть не прочь, хотеть пойти куда-либо
    "Do you feel like going anywhere tonight?"
  • feel like having (something)
    быть в настроении, хотеть иметь что-либо
    I did not feel like having coffee so I had two cups of tea.
  • feel out (someone)
    осторожно выведать, выяснить, что человек думает
    I want you to feel out Mr. Fowler and find out what he thinks about selling his piece of land.
  • feel out of place
    чувствовать себя не на месте
    Jeremy didn't know any of the guests and he felt out of place.
  • feel put upon
    чувствовать себя обиженным; чувствовать себя неуютно
    Mary couldn't help feeling put upon when her husband's friends visited.
  • feel sorry for (someone)
    жалеть кого-либо
    Tim felt sorry for his friend who had recently divorced his wife.
  • feel the pinch
    быть в стеснённом положении из-за нехватки денег
    Marion was beginning to feel the pinch since her father's death.
  • feel up to (do something)
    чувствовать себя достаточно здоровым и отдохнувшим, чтобы делать что-либо
    Hillary didn't feel up to attending the health club that day.
  • fence (someone) in
    оградить кого-либо, ограничить свободу
    I don't like this house; it's too small and I always feel fenced in it.
  • few and far between
    отделённые большим промежутком времени или пространства
    The distance was vast; small houses were few and far between.
  • fiddle around
    возиться, неумело чинить
    Sue tried fiddling around with the washing machine but it still would not work.
  • fiddle while Rome burns
    ничего не предпринимать во время катастрофы
    The situation in the firm became deplorable, but they seemed to be fiddling while Rome burned.
  • field questions
    отвечать на вопросы
    The professor began to field questions as soon as he finished delivering the lecture.
  • fight against time
    торопиться, делать что-либо предельно быстро
    The doctor was fighting against time to save the patient.
  • fighting chance
    хорошая возможность успеха (если постараться)
    If you try hard, you might have a fighting chance to get this job.
  • figure on (something)
    рассчитывать на что-либо, быть уверенным
    You can figure on having the job done in time.
  • figure out (someone or something)
    пытаться понять, постигать
    At last Bill figured out how to use the new camera.
  • fill (someone) in
    детально информировать кого-либо
    "I would like you to fill me in about reorganization of the department."
  • fill out (something)
    заполнить что-либо (формуляр, бланк)
    I was asked to fill out the form before I could be given a visa.
  • filled to the brim
    (быть) полным до краёв
    "Be careful! The tea cup is filled to the brim."
  • find fault with (someone or something)
    придираться к кому-либо/ чему-либо
    She had been their cook for ten years, and they had never had occasion to find fault with her.
  • find one's own level
    найти для себя наиболее благоприятную позицию
    It is the duty of a teacher to help his students to find their own levels.
  • find one's way
    найти дорогу
    The children got lost in the forest, but luckily they were able to find their way.
  • find oneself
    найти себя (свои таланты, предпочтения)
    The young girl tried several jobs in order to try and find herself.
  • find out (something)
    выяснить что-либо
    I want to find out what has happened to my new watch.
  • fine and dandy
    хорошо, здорово
    It is fine and dandy for us that the trip to Holland will take place during our Easter holidays.
  • fine how-do-you-do
    затруднительное положение
    The car broke down on a country road and they were in a fine how-do-you-do.
  • fine state of affairs
    неприятная ситуация
    The mess in the bathroom was a fine state of affairs and I had to deal with it quickly.
  • fine-toothed/tooth comb
    ничего не упускающая, тщательная проверка; поиск
    The police went over the area with a fine-toothed comb, but they could not find anybody.
  • finger in the pie
    участие в каком-то деле, разделение ответственности
    I know that he had his finger in the pie of a few small businesses.
  • fire a gun
    выстрелить из оружия
    When the man saw the dog stealing meat from the cook, he fired a gun but missed.
  • fire away at (someone or something)
    задавать много вопросов, "засыпать вопросами"
    The participants of the conference began to fire away at the speaker as soon as he had finished speaking.
  • firing on all cylinders
    стараться во всю
    They were firing on all cylinders when they began work on the project.