COMMON EXPRESSIONS F

fair and square

fair enough
fair game
fair play
fair to middling

con todas las de la ley

est bien
presa fcil
juego limpio
regular
amigo slo en las
fair-weather friend
buenas
Of course I didn't cheat to win the game! I won it fair and square!
So, you don't want to stay here. Fair enough, but where will you go?
Celebrities are often fair game for the press and the media.
Kicking a player from the opposite team in the leg isn't exactly fair play, you know?
Mary can speak Spanish fluently, but her Portuguese is fair to middling.
Where is Joe now that I need him? He's just a fair-weather friend...
fairy godmother
hada madrina
false alarm
falsa alamra
false economy
falso ahorro
false start
intento fallido
famous last words! s, claro!
far be it from me to...no es que yo quiera...
I wish I had a fairy godmother to make all my problems go away...
The bomb threat at the shopping mall was nothing but a false alarm.
You'll only get a false economy if you buy that cheap washing machine.
After a few false starts, we could finally launch the new product.
He told me he was with his mother. Famous last words! He was at a bar with his friends!
Far be it from me to tell you not to buy that house, but think of the price...
fast and furious
fat chance!
fender bender

a un ritmo vertiginoso
ni soarlo!
topetazo
contados con los dedos de una
few and far between
mano
figment of one's imagination producto de la imaginacin
filthy rich
forrado en dinero
Dave loves those fast and furious action films. His favourite movie is 'Die Hard'.
Do you think my dad will ever lend me the car? Ha! Fat chance!
Mark got into a fender bender last Tuesday but no one got hurt.
My parents had their quarrels but they were few and far between.
I thought I'd heard some steps but it was just a figment of my imagination.
Patrick inherited a very large fortune from his grandfather and now he's filthy rich.
el que lo encuentra se lo
queda
first and foremost
ante todo
first come, first served por orden de llegada
first things first
primero lo ms importante
fit to be tied
fuera de s
flat broke
en la ruina
finders, keepers

No way I'm giving you the scarf! I found it! Finders, keepers!
First and foremost, I'd like to thank you all for coming tonight.
They're giving away tickets on a first-come, first-served basis at the record store.
First things first: how is your father? Is he getting better?
Amy was fit to be tied when Greg broke up with her.
Due to his constant betting, Josh is flat broke.

flesh and blood

de carne y hueso
flotsam and jetsam
los marginados
food for thought
dar que pensar
footloose and fancy-free soltero y sin compromiso
forbidden fruit
el fruto prohibido
forewarned is forearmed hombre prevenido vale por dos
full of beans
lleno de energa
I may seem insensitive, but what you said hurt me. I am flesh and blood.
The government still don't know how to help the flotsam and jetsam of society.
That documentary on global warming really gives you food for thought.
When you're footloose and fancy-free you go out every night; try it, it's wonderful!
My mom never let us eat chocolate when we were kids. It was our forbidden fruit.
Children are full of beans nowadays. It must be all the sugar they eat.
full of piss and vinegarlleno de energa
full steam ahead
a todo vapor
funny business
cosas raras
funny money
dinero sucio
James is full of piss and vinegar now. That nap he took was all he needed.
Once everything is ready to open our business, it'll be full steam ahead.
I know Tom, he's been acting very strange lately. He's into funny business.
Many officials from the previous administration were charged with passing funny money.