Смысл: affidavit

affidavit[͵æfıʹdeıvıt]
n юр.
<Í> аффидевит, письменное показание, подтверждённое присягой или торжественным заявлением
to swear /to make/ an affidavit - давать показание под присягой, подтверждать письменное показание присягой
to take an affidavit - снимать или давать показание; принимать аффидевит

fid Идиома

fiddle around

tinker, do something in an unplanned way I tried fiddling around with the computer printer for awhile but it still won

fiddlesticks

oh no, darn, nuts, rats, shucks Fiddlesticks! I forgot to get the mail!

fit as a fiddle

in good athletic condition or health Her grandfather is 92 years old but he is as fit as a fiddle.

play second fiddle

accept a lower position, take a back seat Kirk won't play second fiddle to her. He wants to be the boss.

play second fiddle to someone

be second in importance to someone He has been playing second fiddle to his boss for years and has finally decided to quit.

second fiddle

(See play second fiddle)

confide in

1．trust；believe in相信
You can confide in me，my dear．Your affair will be kept private．你可以信任我，亲爱的，你的事情我会保密的。
Why should I not confide in those that have been so kind to me？为什么我不该信赖那些一直待我这样好的人呢？
I confided in your good judgement．我坚信你有良好的判断力。
Do you confide in my ability to finish the work on time？你相信我有按时完成工作的能力吗？
2．share secrets and intimate matters with 向…吐露秘密；讲心里话
Her heart was breaking，and she had no one to confide in．她伤心欲绝，而且又没有人可以倾诉。
Modern girls seldom confide in their mother．现代女孩子很少向母亲吐露心事。

confide to

1．give to the care of托…照管；委托
He confided his child to the care of his neighbour．他把他孩子托邻居照看。
You'd better confide your jewels to the bank．你最好把珠宝托银行代管。
2．tell as a secret；tell secrets to吐露（秘密）
She confided her secret to her best friend．她把秘密告诉了最亲密的朋友。

confident of

feeling or showing confidence；certain感觉有信心的；有把握的
He feels confident of passing the examination．他自信能考及格。
I am confident of success．我自信能成功。

fiddle about

spend time playing；act idly虚度年华；鬼混
If you go to college，you must work，not fiddle about．如果你要上大学，就得努力，不要鬼混。
Don't stand there fiddling about，go on with your job．不要站在那儿混时间，继续去干你的活吧！
Why don't you get on with your work，instead of just fiddling about？你干吗不干事而在那儿鬼混？
Stop fiddling about with that radio set and listen to me．别摆弄那台收音机浪费时间，听我讲话。

fiddle about/around

in confidence

secretly；privately秘密地；私下地
I'm telling you this in confidence；please don't tell anyone else.这件事我只告诉你一个人，请别告诉别人。

take sb into one's confidence

Idiom(s): take sb into one's confidence

Theme: TRUST

to trust someone with confidential information; to tell a secret to someone and trust the person to keep the secret.
• We are good friends, hut I didn't feel I could take her into my confidence.
• I know something very important about Jean. Can I take you into my confidence?

fiddle while Rome burns

Idiom(s): fiddle while Rome burns

Theme: IGNORE

to do nothing or something trivial while something disastrous happens. (From a legend that the emperor Nero played the lyre while Rome was burning.)
• The lobbyists don't seem to be doing anything to stop this tax bill. They're fiddling while Rome burns.
• The doctor should have sent for an ambulance right away instead of examining the woman. In fact, he was just fiddling while Rome burned.

On the fiddle

(UK) Someone who is stealing money from work is on the fiddle, especially if they are doing it by fraud.

Perfidious Albion

England is known to some as perfidious Albion, implying that it is not trustworthy in its dealings with foreigners.

fiddle around|fiddle

To work or do something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinker. Jimmy likes to monkey around with automobile engines. Alice is fooling around with the piano in her spare time.
Compare: FUCK AROUND.

fiddle with|fiddle

v. phr. To carelessly play with something. If Jimmy continues to fiddle with our computer, he is liable to ruin it.

fit as a fiddle|fiddle|fit

adj. phr. In very good health. The man was almost 90 years old but fit as a fiddle. Mary rested at home for a few weeks after her operation; then she felt fit as a fiddle.

pay the piper|fiddler|pay|pay the fiddler|piper

v. phr. To suffer the results of being foolish; pay or suffer because of your foolish acts or wasting money. Bob had spent all his money and got into debt, so now he must pay the piper. Fred had a fight, broke a window, and quarreled with his counselor so now he must pay the fiddler.
Compare: PACE THE MUSIC². (From the proverb "He who dances must pay the piper (or the fiddler).")

play second fiddle|fiddle|play|second fiddle

v. phr., informal To act a smaller part; follow another's lead; be less noticed. His wife had the stronger mind and he played second fiddle to her. During the tournament, lessons played second fiddle to basketball.

confidence

confidence
In addition to the idiom beginning with confidence, also see in confidence; take into one's confidence.

confidence game

confidence game
Also, confidence trick; con game. A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her trust has been won. For example, The police warned of a confidence game in which people were asked to turn over valuables for a so-called appraisal, or The typical confidence trick is easy to spot if you know what to look for, or I almost let myself be taken in by her con game—she seemed so sincere. These terms, which use confidence in the sense of “trust,” date from the mid-1800s. They also gave rise to confidence man (or con man) for the swindler.

fiddle

fiddle
In addition to the idiom beginning with fiddle, also see fit as a fiddle; hang up; play second fiddle.

fidget

fidget
the fidgets
restless, uneasy feelings or movements

take into one's confidence

take into one's confidence
Trust someone with a secret, as in She took me into her confidence and admitted that she was quitting next month. This idiom uses confidence in the sense of “trust,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.