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fast track |
the quickest route or path, short cut
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There is no fast track to success in the field of photography.
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faster than a minnow can swim a dipper |
very fast, faster than a speeding bullet,
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
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It hovered for a minute or so, then disappeared - faster than a minnow can swim a dipper!
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faster than a speeding bullet |
very fast, lightning fast, greased lightning
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Who changes clothes in a phone booth and flies faster than
a speeding bullet?
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fastball |
a baseball pitched at top speed (other pitches: slider, sinker, changeup, etc.)
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Judd's fastball travels at about 95 miles per hour.
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fat cat |
rich or wealthy person, rolling in it
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They're the fat cats in our town. They've got tons of money.
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fat chance |
very little chance, not likely
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Me? Type 100 words per minute? Fat chance!
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fat lip |
a hit on the lip, an injured lip
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Where'd you get the fat lip? Did somebody hit you?
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fate is sealed |
destiny was known, fate was determined
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When you said you loved me, that's when your fate was sealed.
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faze me |
bother me, affect me, not take it in stride
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When the announcer said that Rajesh had won the lottery, it didn't faze him.
He just smiled and said, "That's nice."
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faze me out |
confuse me, surprise me, throw me for a loop
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The new expressions fazed me out. They confused me.
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