| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| feast or famine |
we either have too little or too much, boom or bust
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When we were in business we'd have years of profit followed by
years of loss. It was feast or famine.
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| feast your eyes on |
enjoy looking at, get a load of
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I opened a box of diamonds and said, "Feast your eyes on these!"
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| feather a pass (hockey) |
pass a puck accurately but softly
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Nilsson could feather a pass better than the other players.
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| feather in your cap |
(See a feather in your cap)
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| feather your nest |
make a comfortable place, prepare your future place, nest egg
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Charles became a professor and began to feather his nest at the University of Manitoba.
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| fed up |
tired of, disgusted with, had enough
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He's fed up with their laziness. I think he's angry with them.
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| feedback |
reply, response, reaction to a plan, splashback
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"What is the feedback on our plan to cut education funds?" "Negative. People disapprove."
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| feel a draft |
feel the air from someone who is talking too much
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When Jake talks too much, Pete asks, "Does anyone feel a draft?"
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| feel blue |
feel sad, down, low
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When Mara goes away, Don feels blue. He's lonely and sad.
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| feel for |
feel sympathy or pity for someone
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I feel for kids who are homeless. I want to help them.
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