English Idioms - letter F

Idiom	Definition	Usage
face down	defeat	They were able to face down their competitors.
face off	confrontation	The two sides were headed for a nasty face off.
face the music	accept reality	He is going to have to face the music sooner or later.
face up to	accept	You must face up to the fact that you cannot be an artist.
face value	the official value	He gave me the old coins at face value.
face value	possibly less than the truth	You have to take what she says at face value.
facts of life	birth, marriage and sex	He seems to be too young to know about the facts of life.
fair and square	using proper conduct	The American team won the game fair and square.
fair game	desirable and available	The house is fair game for potential buyers.
fair play	proper conduct	He believes in fair play and is an asset to the team.
far out	great	This music is really far out.
figure out	solve	It would be nice to figure out the answer to this problem.
fill the bill	be what is needed	The new desks should fill the bill for the office.
finger in the pie	involvement	The boss wants to have his finger in the pie in every department.
first out of the gate	first	The company was first out of the gate with the new design.
flip out	lose control	He would flip out every time he saw his ex-girlfriend.
flip side	other side	What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape?
freaked out	lost control	I kinda freaked out because it was so crowded and went home.
fumble	make a mistake	The company lost money and cannot afford to fumble anymore.