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fall for
verliefd worden op
he fell for her the moment their eyes met
fall from grace
uit de gratie raken
if a person falls from grace, they lose favour with someone
fall in
instorten
the ceiling fell in hurting a lot of people
fall off
verminderen
student numbers fell off after the fee was raised
fall off the back of a lorry
van een vrachtwagen gevallen
stolen goods
fall on our feet
op zijn pootjes terecht komen
if you fall on your feet, you succeed in doing something where there was a risk of failure
fall out
uitvallen
they fell out over the choice of holiday destination
fall over
omvallen
I slipped on the ice and fell over
far cry
verre van
a far cry is something that is very different
fart in a wind storm
water naar de zee dragen
when you do something that has no effect at all
fast and furious
razend snel
things that happen fast and furious happen very quickly without stopping or pausing
fat cat
rijke stinkerd
a person who makes a lot of money and enjoys a privileged position in society
fat chance!
dat dacht je!
this idiom is a way of telling someone they have no chance
fat head
domme kop
a fat head is a dull, stupid person
fat hits the fire
als de problemen beginnen
when the fat hits the fire, trouble breaks out
feather in your cap
pluim op je hoed
a success or achievement that may help you in the future is a feather in your cap
feather your own nest
jezelf verrijken
if someone feathers their own nest, they use their position or job for personal gain
fed up to the back teeth
er schoon genoeg van hebben
when you are extremely irritated and fed up with something or someone
feel at home
je thuis voelen
if you feel relaxed and comfortable somewhere or with someone, you feel at home
feel for someone
met iemand meeleven
share the suffering of someone
feel free
ga je gang
if are told to feel free, it means that there is absolutely no problem
feel the pinch
krap zitten
if someone is short of money or feeling restricted, they are feeling the pinch
feel up
betasten
someone felt me up in the club as I was trying to get to the bar
feel up to
aankunnen
i'm dead tired so I don't feel up to going out tonight
feeling blue
niet goed in je vel zitten
if you feel blue, you are feeling unwell
feet on the ground
met je voeten op de grond staan
a practical and realistic person has their feet on the ground
fifth columnist
vijfde colonne
a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade
fifth wheel
het vijfde wiel aan de wagen
a fifth wheel is an extra and often unwelcome person
fifth wheel
vijfde wiel
a fifth wheel is something unnecessary or useless
fight an uphill battle
tegen de klippen op
you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances