| fall back on | (=depend on in case of need) | ~에 의지하다 |
|---|---|---|
| When she lost her job, she fell back on piano playing for meney. | ||
| fall in with | (=become involved with) | ~와 어울리다 |
| In high school, he fell in with the wrong crowd and ended up in jail. | ||
| fall short of | (=fail to reach) | ~에 못 미치다, 미달하다 |
| His jump feel three inches short of the world record. | ||
| familiar with+사물 or 사람 | (=having a good knowledge of) | ~을 잘 하는 |
| end in | (=result in) | 결과 ~이 되다, 결국 ~으로 끝나다 |
| The conversation ended in an argument. | ||
| engaged in | (=busy with) | ~하느라 바쁜, ~에 종사하고 있는 |
| These days I'm engaged in writing a new computer program. | ||
| exert oneself | (=make an effort) | 노력하다 |
| She exerted herself all year to earn good marks in mathematics. | ||
| familiar to+사람 | (=well known to) | ~ 에게 잘 알려져 있는 |
| We are familiar with this proverbI'm familiar with his mother. | ||
| What the speaker told us tonight was all familiar to us. | ||
| far from | (=not at all; instead of) | 결코 ~이 아닌; ~하기는커녕 |
| I am far from blaming himFar from being angry, he's delighted. | ||
| feel for | (=have sympathy for; grope for) | ~을 동정하다; ~을 더듬어 찾다 |
| I really feel for his bereaved family. | ||
| She felt in her bag for a lipstick . | ||
| feel like ~ing | (=be inclined to) | ~하고 싶다[싶은 기분이다] |
| somehow I feel like canceling the contract. | ||
| find fault with | (=criticize) | ~을 비난하다, 흠을 잡다, 트집 잡다 |
| I've never found fault with anything you've ever done. | ||
| fix up | (=repair) | 고치다 |
| The garage man fixed up the old car and sold it at a profit of $500. | ||
| fix A up with B | (=arrange for A to have B; introduce B to A) | A에게 B를 마련해[알선해] 주다; A에게 B를 소개시켜 주다 |
| I know someone who's able to fix you up with a good job. | ||
| I have a nice girl I'd like to fix you up with. | ||
| flatter oneself that | (=be pleased with one's belief that) | 혼자 속으로 믿고 좋아하다 |
| He flatters himself that he'll be able to get her in the long run. | ||
| follow suit | (=do as someone else has done) | 남이 하는대로 하다, 선례를 따르다 |
| Once one bank raises its interest rate, all the others will follow suit. | ||
| fool around | (=waste time doing nothing) | 빈둥거리다 |
| Instead of studying, he spends all his spare time fooling around. | ||
| for a song | (=for very little money, cheaply) | 헐값으로, 염가로 |
| Because the shop's closing down, most of the stock is going for a song. | ||
| for all I know | (=perhaps) | 아마 |
| All his family may be living somewhere in North America for all I know. | ||
| for better or for worse | (=under good or bad circumstances) | 좋은 싫든간에 |
| Will you promise to stay with me for better or for worse? | ||
| for fear of | (=because of anxiety about) | ~을 두려워하여 |
| I dare not go there for fear of him seeing me. | ||
| for free | (=without charge, free of charge) | 무료로 |
| You can't expect the doctor to treat you for free. | ||
| for good | (=for ever) | 영원히, 아주 |
| We thought she'd come for a visit, but it seems she's staying for good. | ||
| for good measure | (=as something extra, in addition) | 덤으로, 추가로 |
| After I'd weighed the pears, I put in another one for good measure. | ||
| for nothing | (=without payment; in vain; without reason) | 공짜로; 헛되이; 이유없이 |
| When we bought the house we got all the furniture as well for nothing. | ||
| All my efforts were for nothingThey quarrelled for nothing. | ||
| for once | (=this once) | 한 번만[이번만] |
| Can't you be nice to each other (just) for once? | ||
| for one thing | (=in the first place) | 우선, 첫째는 |
| For one thing I am busy; for another I don't have any money. | ||
| for one's[dear] life | (=desperately) | 필사적으로 |
| He hung on to the ledge for his life. | ||
| for short | (=for brevity's sake) | 줄여서, 생략하여 |
| The World Trade Organization is called WTO for short. | ||
| for the most part | (=mostly, on the whole) | 대부분, 대개 |
| Korean TV sets are, for the most part, of excellent quality. | ||
| for the sake of | (=for the benefit of) | ~을 위하여 |
| We have to stop fighting for the sake of family unity. | ||
| for lack of | (=for want of) | ~이 부족하여 |
| The project failed for lack of financial backing. | ||
| for the time being | (=for the moment, for the present) | 당분간 |
| For the time being I'm tied up, but I'll get to it first thing next month. | ||
| forget it | (=overlook it) | (칭찬․사죄 등에 대해) 괜찮아요, 됐어요. |
| “Thanks so much for helping me.” “Forget it, is was nothing.” | ||
| free from[of] | (=without) | ~이 없는 |
| Keep all parts of the machine free from dust and dirt. | ||
| from time to time | (=occasionally, once in a while) | 가끔 |
| From time to time this old house gives me the creeps. | ||