| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| fingers the size of bananas |
very large fingers, giant fingers, humongous
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This guy was huge! He had fingers the size of bananas!
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| finish off |
eat the remaining amount, eat the last piece
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The kids finished off the cake when they got home.
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| finish off |
kill, strike the final blow
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The spider finished off the fly and began to eat it.
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| finishing touch |
the final move, the act that completes the task
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As a finishing touch, the baker added a maraschino cherry.
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| fink |
fool, jerk, nerd
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You fink! You sat on my pizza!
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| fink |
tattle, snitch, tell on
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You're the only one who knows I did it. Don't fink!
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| fire |
dismiss from a job, terminate employment
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"What happened to Larry?" "He got fired for stealing funds."
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| fire away |
ask questions, comment, criticize, shoot
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After speaking in favor of gun control, he invited the men to fire away.
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| fired up |
enthusiastic, motivated, gung ho
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The boys are fired up and ready to play. They're really excited.
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| firm hand |
(See a firm hand)
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