Note that, in the passages below, the emboldened and same-coloured parts of words listed immediately after the phrase ‘Pronunciation tip’, are pronounced in the same way. For example, ‘Pronunciation tip: formulae, fee‘ means the ‘ae‘ in the word ‘formulae’ sounds just like the ‘ee’ in the word ‘fee’.
favour
Examples of phrases containing the word ‘favour’:-
- find favour in the sight/eyes of God and man
- have favour in the sight/eyes of God and man
- win favour in the sight/eyes of God and man
- find favour with God and man
- have favour with God and man
- grow in favour with God and man
- grant him favour in the sight of the king
- bless him with favour in the sight of the king
fit
The word ‘fit’ has several meanings. One of its meanings is ‘meeting adequate standards for a purpose‘ as illustrated by the sentence ‘Please do as you see fit to‘.
You can learn about all the other meanings from a good dictionary.
flinch
‘Flinch’ means ‘draw back, as with pain or fear‘.
follow-up
One of the ways of using the word ‘follow-up’ is illustrated by the sentence ‘This is a follow-up to the previous discussion.‘.
foothold
A ‘foothold’ is a ‘an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments‘.
formulae
Pronunciation tip: formulae, fee.
full-on
‘Full-on’ means ‘to the greatest degree‘.
It can be used in sentences such as ‘Work has been a bit full-on lately; I’ve had to do a lot of overtime to get the new project finished.‘.