fat is in the fire
Something has happened that will cause trouble or make a bad situation worse.
He found out you took it? Well, the fat's in the fire now.
fat of the land
live off the fat of the land
The best and richest food, clothes, everything.
When I'm rich I'll retire and live off the fat of the land.
feast or a famine
either a feast or a famine
Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure.
In this business it's either a feast or a famine.
He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him.
feather in one's cap
Something to be proud of; an honor.
Что-то чем можно гордиться, почёт.
It was a feather in his cap to win first prize.
That harward degree is a feather in her cap.
Диплом из Гарварда это что-то чем она может по-настоящему гордиться.
From the medieval practice of placing a feather in the helmet of one who won honors in battle.
It’s a real feather in his cap to represent his country in the Olympics.
John earned a feather in his cap by getting an A in physics.
feather one's nest
To use for yourself money and power, especially from a public office or job in which you are trusted to help other people.
The rich man told his lawyer to use his money after he died to build a hospital for poor people, but the lawyer feathered his own nest with the money instead.
The man feathered his nest in politics by getting money from contractors who built roads.
To make your home pleasant and comfortable; furnish and decorate your house.
Furniture stores welcome young couples who want to feather their nests.
fed to the gills
fed to the teeth
Having had too much of something; at the end of your patience; disgusted; bored; tired.
He was fed to the teeth with television and sold his set to a cousin.
John quit football because he was fed to the gills with practice.
feel the pinch
To be short of money; experience monetary difficulties.
If we are going to have a recession, everybody will feel the pinch.
feet on the ground
get one's feet on the ground
keep one's feet on the ground
have one's feet planted firmly in the ground
An understanding of what can be done; sensible ideas. Used with a possessive.
John has his feet on the ground; he knows he cannot learn everything at once.
Ted dreams of sudden riches, but Henry keeps his feet on the ground and expects to work for his money.
Mrs. Smith was a dreamer, but her husband was a man with his feet on the ground.