Bedeutung: absolute frequency

absolute Frequenz, absolute Häufigkeit

fre Idiom

a breath of fresh air

a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

a free-for-all

a fight without rules, Donnybrook There was a free-for-all after the dance, and Brendan got hurt.

a free hand

complete authority, freedom to control The President gave Ms. Drake a free hand in choosing the colors.

a freeze on

"a stoppage; a decision to stop spending, hiring etc." Right now there's a freeze on hiring at the plant - no hiring.

a fresh pair of eyes

a different reader, one who has not seen the writing A fresh pair of eyes may find many errors in this report.

a fresh start

starting again, a new life In Canada, you will have a fresh start. You can begin a new life.

break fresh ground

deal with something in a new way The researchers were able to break fresh ground in their search for a cancer cure.

breath of fresh air

(See a breath of fresh air)

feel free

feel that you may do it, by all means Feel free to use the library. You can read and study there.

footloose and fancy free

carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!

freak/freak out

show surprise or disbelief, flip, go ballistic Mom will freak when I tell her we're married.

free and easy

informal He has a free and easy attitude about his work.

free-for-all

(See a free-for-all)

free hand

great freedom to do something We had a free hand in designing the new sport

freebie

a free ticket etc., a sample Some drug companies advertise through freebies - free pills.

freeload

receive free food or rent, a handout Do social programs encourage freeloading? It's a good question.

freeze out

keep from a share in something by unfriendly or dishonest treatment They froze him out of the profits that they made on the sale of land.

freeze-up

when the lakes and ground freeze (November) We want to dig the hole for the basement before freeze-up.

freeze wages

keep wages the same, not increase wages, dig in their heels To control spending, the board is going to freeze our wages - no salary increases for one year.

fresh

(See get fresh)

fresh legs

players who are rested, players who are not tired """We need fresh legs out there!"" the coach yelled. ""They're tired!"""

fresh out

do not have any, all used up I wish I could lend you some rice, but I'm fresh out.

fresh pair of eyes

(See a fresh pair of eyes)

fresh start

(See a fresh start)

freshen up

wash your hands etc., use the washroom If you want to freshen up, you can use our bathroom.

get fresh

act in a sexual way, come onto her When he's had a few drinks, he tries to get fresh with me.

give free rein to

allow to move about or to do something with freedom He was given free rein in his new job to do what he wanted.

home free

finished a job, free to go home or away Two more newspapers to deliver and we're home free - finished.

scot free

free of work or discipline, not asked to pay, get off Four members of the gang were convicted, but two went scot free.

till hell freezes over

until the end of time, until the end of the world You can wait till hell freezes over but they won't pay their bill.

until hell freezes over

forever.

anti-freeze

heroin

bum-freezer

a short jacket

crescent fresh

extremely cool:"Dude that concert was crescent fresh"

freak

1. person who practices the above things; sexually aggressive female (never missing a beat)
2. an offensively eccentric or crazy person
3. an effminate man, a male homosexsual
4. an extremely beautiful, good-looking woman
5. to dance in a provocative way.
6. to have sex
7. to take out the filter paper from a Black & Mild pipe-tobacco cigar."I'm going to freak this Mild"

free world

free from incarceration; the world outside of prison:"I really miss my free world" -- Convicts (??? [1991])

freestyle

freestyling is when an MC flows with lyrics right of the top of his or her head. It is inpromptu and spontaneous and only the most creative rhymers can do it well. It is also a kind of competition between MC's because you have to be good to bust a good freestyle. It helps to keep MCs on their toes too, because its is like practice

Sucka Free

San Francisco

for free

without having to pay；free免费
Hey，you guys， look at this balloon！They're for free down at the new store．喂，你们来看这个气球，这是那家新开的商店免费供应的。

free from

set sb． or sth． free from； make free使摆脱；无…的
Young people often try to free themselves from financial dependence on their parents．年轻人往往力求摆脱在经济上对父母的依赖。
You are free from any fault because of your carefulness．因为你小心谨慎，所以一点错也没有。
I would like to be free from some of my responsibilities．我想卸掉我的某些责任。
This article is free from duty．这种货物是免税的。
Iam free from debt now．现在我不欠债了。

free of

without；free from； outside of没有…的；免于；离开；摆脱
This area is free of malaria．这个地区已消灭了疟疾。
I got this book free of charge．我免费得到这本书。
No one can be free of faults．人无完人。
At last she was free of him．她终于摆脱了他。

free with

1．using without restraint乱用He is free with his money．他乱用钱。
In his article he makes free with the facts．他在文章中任意歪曲事实。
2．using liberties with随便；放肆
Don't make free with women．对妇女不可放肆无礼。
You are too free withthe waitresses．你对女招待太放肆了。

make free with

1． take or use without asking随便用
Bob makes free with his roommate's clothes．鲍勃随便穿他室友的衣服。
Your friends at the party who made so free with the drinks weren't invited！你的那些在晚会上擅自喝酒的朋友竟然不请自来。
2． act in a rude way无礼
The girls don't like Ted because he makes free with them．女孩子们不喜欢泰德，因为他对她们无礼。

of one's own free will

of one's own wish自动地
I'm going of my own free will；no one has ordered me to go．我是自愿去的，没有人命令我。

set free

release；give freedom 释放；使获自由
Someone has slipped into the prison cell and set the prisoners free．有人溜进牢房，放走了犯人。
Following the Civil War，the Southern slaves were set free．美国内战后，南方奴隶获得了解放。

go scot-free

Idiom(s): go scot-free AND get off scot-free

Theme: FREEDOM

to go unpunished; to be acquitted of a crime. (This scot is an old word meaning "tax" or "tax burden.")
• The thief went scot-free.
• Jane cheated on the test and got caught, but she got off scot-free.

give sb a free hand with

Idiom(s): give sb a free hand (with sth)

Theme: FREEDOM

to give someone complete control over something.
• They gave me a free hand with the project.
• I feel proud that they gave me a free hand. That means that they trust my judgment.

give one one's freedom

Idiom(s): give one one's freedom

Theme: FREEDOM

to set someone free; to divorce someone.
• Mrs. Brown wanted to give her husband his freedom.
• Well, Tom, I hate to break it to you this way, but I have decided to give you your freedom.

get a free hand

Idiom(s): get a free hand (with sb or sth)

Theme: DOMINATION - END

to be granted complete control over something.
• I didn't get a free hand with the last project.
• John was in charge then, but he didn't have a free hand either.
• I demand to have a free hand with my own child!

fresh as a daisy

Idiom(s): (as) fresh as a daisy

Theme: FRESHNESS

very fresh; fresh and alert.
• The morning dew was as fresh as a daisy.
• Sally was fresh as a daisy and cheerful as could be.

More Idioms/Phrases

frighten the wits out of frighten sb to death frighten one out of one's wits friend or foe fresh as a daisy free as a bird free and easy casual Fixed order free and clear fouled up

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