Idioms with F, G, and H :
| Idioms / Pharases | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fabien policy | Policy of cautions persistence |
| Face value | Superficially |
| Fair and square | Upright |
| Fall in | Agree |
| Fall on /upon | Attack violently |
| Fall out | Had a quarrel |
| Falling foul of | Quarrelling with |
| Family way | Pregnant |
| far and away | Certainly |
| Far cry | A long way off |
| Fast living | Luxurious living |
| Feather own nest | Act for won future benefits |
| Feeding Frenzy: | An aggressive attack on someone by a group. |
| Feel for | Search with the hands |
| Feet of clay | To be weak or cowardly |
| Fell flat | Had not effect |
| Fell upon | Attacked |
| Field Day: | An enjoyable day or circumstance. |
| Fight shy | Avoid form a feeling of mistrust |
| Fill in | To tell someone the details about someone or something |
| Finding Your Feet: | To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing. |
| Finger lickin' good: | A very tasty food or meal. |
| Fishing in trouble water | Talking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit |
| Fits and stars | Irregularly |
| Fixed In Your Ways: | Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something. |
| Flash in the pan | Sudden success |
| Flea Market: | A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensive goods. |
| Flesh and Blood: | This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family. |
| Flip The Bird: | To raise your middle finger at someone. |
| Fly in the face of | To defy |
| Foam at the Mouth: | To be enraged and show it. |
| Foam in the mouth | To be furious |
| Fools' Gold: | Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold. |
| For a consideration | Paid to do something |
| Forty winks | Short sleep |
| Four days on end | For a long time |
| French Kiss: | An open mouth kiss where tongues touch. |
| French leave | Absence without permission |
| From Rags To Riches: | To go from being very poor to being very wealthy. |
| From the horse’s mouth | From a reliable source |
| Fuddy-duddy: | An old-fashioned and foolish type of person. |
| Full Monty: | This idiom can mean either, "the whole thing" or "completely nude". |
| FunnyFarm: | A mental institutional facility. |
| Gall and war mode | A source of anger |
| Gather roses only | Seek all the enjoyment of life |
| Gentleman at large | Unreliable person |
| Gentleman on large | Has no serious occupation |
| Get a kick | Get a thrill |
| Get about | Go about |
| Get abroad | Become public |
| Get along | Manage |
| Get at | Reach |
| Get at | Reach |
| Get away | Escape |
| Get before | In forward position |
| Get down | Came down |
| Get down | Swallow |
| Get down to brass tacks | To deal with the matter straight |
| Get Down to Brass Tacks: | To become serious about something. |
| Get down to brass tracks | Begin to talk in plain, straight forward terms |
| Get hold of the wrong end of the stick | Misjudge the situation |
| Get in | Revive |
| Get in | Reach ,arrive |
| Get off | Escape |
| Get off scot free | To escape without punishment |
| Get out | Circulate, spread, gradually |
| Get out of | Free from |
| Get Over It: | To move beyond something that is bothering you. |
| Get round | Persuade somebody , make contact with |
| Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed: | Someone who is having a horrible day. |
| Get Your Walking Papers: | Get fired from a job. |
| Gets on nerves | Irritate |
| Getting along | Prospering |
| Getting on | Progressing |
| Gift of the gab | Fluency of speech |
| Give A piece of mind | Scold |
| Give a wide berth | Keep away from |
| Give a wild berth | To avoid |
| Give Him The Slip: | To get away from. To escape. |
| Give in | Yield |
| Give the devil his due | Give credit to a wordless person for his good qualities |
| Give up the ghost | Pass away, die |
| Globetrotters | Travelers around the world |
| Go a begging | Go in vain |
| Go broke | Become penniless |
| Go broke | Become bankrupt |
| Go Down Like A Lead Balloon: | To be received badly by an audience. |
| Go for | Attacked |
| Go For Broke: | To gamble everything you have. |
| Go Out On A Limb: | Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something. |
| Go over | Study carefully |
| Go The Extra Mile: | Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand. |
| Go through | Pass through ,be approved , be passed |
| Go to the whole hog | To do something thoroughly |
| Goes to dog | Is ruined |
| Gone down the drained | Wasted |
| Good Samaritan: | Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation, and no thought of a reward. |
| Got off | Dismounted |
| Graveyard Shift: | Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping. |
| Gravy train | Source of much or easy; money |
| Great hand | Expert at |
| Great Minds Think Alike: | Intelligent people think like each other. |
| Green eyes | Jealous |
| Green horn | Novice |
| Green Room: | The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show. |
| Grid up one’s lions | Get ready for the job |
| Grid up the loins | To prepare for hard work |
| Gut Feeling: | A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right. |
| Hanky -panky | Jugglery |
| Hanky-panky | Jugglery |
| Hard nose | Tough and aggressive |
| Hard of hearing | deaf |
| Hard pressed | In difficulties |
| Hard up | Not having enough money |
| Hare and hound | Paper chase |
| Harp on | To keep on talking |
| Haste Makes Waste: | Quickly doing things results in a poor ending. |
| Hat Trick: | When one player scores three goals in the same hockey game. This idiom can also mean three scores in any other sport, such as 3 homeruns, 3 touchdowns, 3 soccer goals, etc. |
| Have a go | Make an attempt |
| Have an Axe to Grind: | To have a dispute with someone. |
| Have an eye | Have an extra talent |
| Have feet of clay | Full of faults |
| Have the mind | Have the willingness |
| He Lost His Head: | Angry and overcome by emotions. |
| Head Over Heels: | Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love. |
| Heads will roll | People will get into serve trouble |
| Heap coals on someone’s t head | Make someone feel sorry |
| Hear out | Listen until somebody has finished |
| Heart out | Suffer silently |
| Heavy tidings | Bad news |
| Held in camera | Not open to the public |
| Held up | Detained |
| Hell for leather | As quick as possible |
| Hell in a Handbasket: | Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster. |
| Herculean task | Work required great effort |
| High and low | Everywhere |
| High and mighty | Arrogant |
| High Five: | Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture. |
| High on the Hog: | Living in Luxury. |
| High words | Angry words |
| Himself to himself | In unsociable |
| Hit The Books: | To study, especially for a test or exam. |
| Hit The Hay: | Go to bed or go to sleep. |
| Hit The Nail on the Head: | Do something exactly right or say something exactly right. |
| Hit The Sack: | Go to bed or go to sleep. |
| Hocus Pocus: | In general, a term used in magic or trickery. |
| Hold back | Conceal, prevent the progress or development |
| Hold good | Applicable |
| Hold off | Away |
| hold out | Last , continues |
| Hold out | Resisted |
| Hold over | Postpone |
| Hold over | Postponed |
| Hold the enemy at bay | Prevented the enemy from coming near |
| Hold water | Sound , tenable |
| Hold with | Agree with |
| Hold Your Horses: | Be patient. |
| Hole and corner | Secret |
| Hole and corner method | Underhand |
| Hole and corner policy | Improper policy |
| Hot head | The fighter |
| hounds | dispute |
| Hush money | Bribe paid to secure silence |
| Hush up | Hide , conceal (information about a situation especially something bad or shocking |
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