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Face value 表面上的价值 (来源：英语麦当劳www.EnglishCN.com)

The face is the index of the mind. 面孔是心灵的标志。

Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

A faint heart never won a fair lady. 懦夫难得美人心。

A fair death honors the whole life. 死的正值，一生光荣。

Fame, like a river, is narrowest at its source. 名声如江河，开头最狭窄。

The fairest flowers soon fade. 好花易谢。

Faith can remove mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。

Fall by the way 半途而废

fall flat 失败

A fall to the pit; again in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

The fall of a leaf heralds the advent of autumn. 一片落叶预兆秋天的来临。

Fall out 争吵

false alarm 虚惊

Failure is the mother or success. 失败是成功之母。

Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母。

Far cry 很大的差距

far from the madding crowd 远离尘世

Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥鸡生蛋少。

A feather in one's cap 值得骄傲的事

Feed a cold and starve a fever. 伤风宜吃，发烧宜睡。

Feed by measure and defy the physician. 饮食有节，医生失业。

Few words, many deeds. 少说话，多做事。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 没有不透风的墙。

Fifth Column 第五纵队

Fight with one's back to the wall 决一死战

find fault with 挑毛病

finishing touches 收尾工作

Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情。

Fire proves gold; adversity proves man. 烈火见真金，逆境出好汉。

First come, first served. 先到者，先受招待。

First think, then speak. 三思而后行。

First thrive, then wife. 先立业，后成家。

The first dish pleases all. 第一道菜，人人都爱吃。

Fish in troubles water. 浑水摸鱼。

Fish out of water 离了水的鱼

flog a dead horse 徒劳无益

flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡

Flowers are the pledges of fruit. 花是火的保证。

Flutter and dovecotes 捣乱鸽鹏

fly high 情绪高昂，有抱负。

Fly in the ointment 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤。

Fly on the wheel 狂妄自大的人

follow suit 如法炮制

Follow the river and you will get to the sea. 沿着河就一定会走到海边。

For better or for worse 不管好歹

Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果分外甜。

Forced love does not last. 强求的爱情难持久。

Forgive others but not yourself. 原谅别人，但不要原谅自己。

Forgive and forget. 宽宏大量，不念旧恶。

Forty winks 打个盹儿

A fox may grow gray, but never good. 狐狸善变，本性难移。

The fox changes his skin, but not his habits. 江山易改，本性难移。

Free and easy 无拘无束 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知海大。

From labor health; from health contentment springs. 劳动使人健康，健康使人满足。

From saving comes having. 节约才能致富。

Full of beans 精力充沛

full steam ahead 全速前进

Full vessels give the least sound. 满罐子不响，半罐子晃荡。