first out of the gate
Быть первым в каком-нибудь деле.
He was first out of the gate in the effort to raise money for the new concert hall.
Он первым предпринял попытки по сбору денег на новый концертный зал.
fish out of water
like fish out of water
A person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who does not fit in.
Человек находящийся в непривычном месте; кто-то, кто не чувствует себя комфортно в текущей ситуации.
Because Ed could not swim, he felt like a fish out of water at the beach.
She was the only girl at the party not in a formal dress and she felt like a fish out of water.
The woman was like a fish out of water at the fashion show.
Женщина чувствовала себя не в своей тарелке на модном показе.
fit out
fit up
To give things needed; furnish.
The soldiers were fitted out with guns and clothing.
The government fitted out warships and got sailors for them.
The house was fitted out very nicely.
He fitted his room up as a photographic laboratory.
fizzle out
To stop burning; die out.
The fuse fizzled out before exploding the firecracker.
To fail after a good start; end in failure.
The power mower worked fine for a while but then it fizzled out.
The party fizzled out when everyone went home early.
flat-out
Without hiding anything; plainly; openly.
The student told his teacher flat-out that he was not listening to her.
At top speed; as fast as possible.
He saw two men running flat-out from the wild rhinoceros.
flesh out
To add to; make fuller, bigger, or longer.
The author fleshed out his story by adding more about his war experiences.
To become heavier, put on weight, or flesh.
He lost weight after his illness but is beginning to flesh out again.
flip out
To go insane, to go out of one's mind.
A is impossible to talk to Joe today - he must have flipped out.
flunk out
To have to withdraw from school or college because of too many failing grades.
Fred flunked out of college during his junior year.