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  • first and foremost
    во-первых, в первую очередь
    First and foremost they decided to build a new house.
  • first come, first served
    первым пришёл - первым обслужили
    "First come, first served," the secretary said to the people waiting for her in the office.
  • first of all
    прежде всего
    "First of all I'd like you to tell me a few words about yourself."
  • first off
    первое, первым делом
    First off the dean told the students about the exact date of their exam.
  • first things first
    в начале самое важное
    My Mum always says "first things first" when she starts doing some work about the house.
  • first-run
    премьера, первый показ
    The first-run of the new movie will take place next week.
  • firsthand
    из первых рук, напрямую
    They learned the happy news from their friends firsthand.
  • fit (someone or something) in
    находить подходящее место или время для кого-либо/ чего-либо
    "It is only a small car: do you think we can all possibly fit in?"
  • fit (someone) into a schedule
    найти время для кого-либо
    "I don't think I can possibly fit you into my schedule today."
  • fit (someone) out with (something)
    снабжать необходимым, экипировать
    The salesperson in the store helped to fit them out with traveling kits.
  • fit (someone) to a T
    прекрасно подходить кому-либо
    My friend's new apartment fits her to a T.
  • fit and trim
    быть стройным, в хорошей физической форме
    Lola goes to the health club because she wants to look fit and trim.
  • fit as a fiddle
    быть в хорошей спортивной форме
    Mr. Galaght does morning exercises every morning to be as fit as a fiddle.
  • fit for a king
    полностью подходить, полностью удовлетворять
    The design of their office is fit for a king.
  • fit in with (someone or something)
    подходить кому-либо; соответствовать, гармонировать с чем-либо
    The new roommate doesn't fit in with the others very well.
  • fit the mold
    подходить под шаблон \ для работы
    Sally does not very well fit the mold of nanny for very small children.
  • fit to be tied
    очень рассердиться или расстроиться
    Kathy was fit to be tied when she heard that her son had dropped out of school.
  • fit to kill
    быть очень нарядно одетым, "быть разодетым в пух и прах"
    In her beautiful evening dress Minnie looked fit to kill.
  • fix (someone's) wagon
    наказать, расквитаться с кем-либо
    I think it's necessary to fix the man's wagon because he has deceived me.
  • fix (someone) up with (someone)
    свести кого-либо с кем-либо
    "Don't try to fix me up with your brother. I don't like him."
  • fizzle out
    закончиться неудачно (после хорошего начала)
    The show wasn't good, and it fizzled out sooner than it was expected.
  • flash in the pan
    хорошее начало, которое оканчивается провалом
    The man's artistic career was a flash in the pan. Nobody has ever heard of him since it started.
  • flat out
    открыто, ничего не тая
    The teacher told the boy's parents flat out that he would not be able to pass the exam.
  • flesh (something) out
    конкретизировать что-либо; увеличивать
    The boss wanted us to flesh out our business project.
  • flight of fancy
    полёт фантазии
    It is Sam's flight of fancy to go to the North Pole.
  • flip one's lid
    потерять терпение, разволноваться
    My instructor flipped his lid when I told him that I hadn't done my homework again.
  • flip out
    спятить, рехнуться
    My brother flipped out when he realized that I had lost his disk.
  • flirt with the idea of (doing something)
    обдумывать что-либо, прикидывать
    Nick flirted with the idea of buying a yacht.
  • flora and fauna
    флора и фауна (растительный и животный мир)
    At school we learn about the flora and fauna of the Earth.
  • flush with (something)
    вровень с чем-либо
    The two pieces of a broken cup were flush with each other so I had no difficulty to glue them together.
  • fly into the face of danger
    сильно рисковать
    "You are flying into the face of danger if you decide to invest into this shady company."
  • fly off the handle
    рассердиться, сорваться на крик
    The teacher flew off the handle because one of the students was disrupting the class.
  • fly-by-night
    ненадёжный (о человеке или бизнесе)
    This new printing house seems to be a fly-by-night business.
  • flying high
    быть очень счастливым, радостным
    My roommate was flying high as she had passed her finals well.
  • foist (something) off on (someone)
    навязать, всучить кому-либо что-либо
    The salesperson tried to foist a computer off on me, but I said I was not interested.