| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| follow me |
understand what I am saying, understand my meaning,
get my drift
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"Do you follow me?" "Yes, except for the idioms."
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| follow the rules |
read the rules and do what they say, toe the line
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If everybody follows the rules, we'll have fewer accidents.
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| follow through |
do what you promise, see it through
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If you promise to help, try to follow through.
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| food for thought |
ideas worth considering, interesting suggestions
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Your comments on Quebec have given me food for thought.
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| fool and his money... |
(See a fool and his money are soon parted)
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| fool around |
play, play around, goof off, horse around
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We don't fool around in her class. She's very strict.
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| fool around |
have sex with someone who is not your spouse, have an affair
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Rita asked Jon for a divorce. She knows he's been fooling around.
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| fool you |
trick you, deceive you
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Paul was fooling you. He owns a Ford, not a Ferrari.
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| foot the bill |
pay all of the expenses, pay the shot
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It's not right for Dad to foot the bill for your trip to Vegas.
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| footloose and fancy free |
carefree, not committed, devil-may-care
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When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!
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