Idioms with F, G, and H

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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.
Foar 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".
Funny Farm:	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	Travellers 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