Collocations/F
Collocations beginning with F. Select a collocation for more details.face a challenge
to have to deal with a challenging situation
face down
with the front or face towards the ground
face the fact(s)
to accept that something is real or true, esp. if it's difficult to accept
fail miserably
to fail very badly
fair deal
a reasonable deal in business or a morally correct arrangement
fall asleep
to go to sleep
fall dramatically
to fall quickly, esp. of prices, sales, rates, temperatures, etc.
fall in love
to suddenly feel love for someone you're attracted to
false impression
a misleading or incorrect image
false teeth
teeth that aren't natural
familiar face
someone you know personally
far away
a long way from somewhere
far better (1)
be much better
far better (2)
do much better
far more
much more, or to a much greater degree
fast asleep
sleeping deeply, or in a deep sleep
fast becoming
quickly becoming
fatal accident
an accident in which someone dies
fatal mistake
a bad mistake that has terrible consequences
feel guilty
to feel bad about what you have or haven't done
feel strongly (about)
to have a very strong, or passionate, opinion about something
fight a fire
to try to put out a fire
fight a war
to engage in, or resort to, war
fight corruption
to try to prevent corruption in government and business
fight hard
to try very hard to get or achieve something
figure prominently
to be an important part of a process, an event, a story, etc.
fill a gap
to fill a space or an opening
fill in a form
to complete a form by writing in the spaces
find difficult
to feel that something's difficult, esp. while trying to do it
find time
to make time available, or find room in your schedule
fire a shot
to make a gun shoot a bullet
firmly established
well established and unlikely to change
flat battery
a battery that no longer works, or needs recharging
flat tyre
a tyre that doesn't have enough air in it
follow a pattern
happen in a regular way, or according to a pattern
follow advice
to do what someone advises you to do
follow directions
to go the way you've been told to go, or do something as directed
follow instructions
to do what instructions or instructors tell you to do
foreign policy
policy relating to international or foreign issues
free speech
speech that isn't restricted by law, religion, censorship, etc.
free spirit
a person who doesn't behave in a conventional way
front door
the door at the front of a house
front page
the first page of a newspaper
front row
a row of seats at or near the front
front seat
any seat in the front of a vehicle, or the seat next to a car's driver
fully understand
to understand the full meaning or importance of something