Part 30 (1/2)

Few get what they glaum at

Fiddlers, dogs, and flesh-flies come aye to feasts unca'd

Fiddler's fare--meat, drink, and money

Fiddler's wives and gamester's drink are free to ilka body

Fight dog, fight bear; ins, deil care

Fill fu' and haud fu', maks the stark man

Plenty ofman

Fine feathers mak fine birds

Fine to fine maks a bad line

Or, ”butter to butter's nae kitchen,” _q v_

Fire and water are gude servants but ill maisters

Fire is gude for the fireside

All things are good in their proper places

First come, first ser'd

Fish guts an' stinkin' herrin' are bread and milk for an Eyemouth bairn

”The suished for its 'ancient fishlike s trade”--_G Henderson_

Fish maun soom thrice

First in water, second in sauce, third in wine

Fleas and a girning wife are waukrife bedfellows

Flee as fast as you will, your fortune will be at your tail

Fleying a bird is no the way to grip it

To frighten a bird is not the way to catch it; severity or constant threatening do not tend to make children or servants better

Fling at the brod was ne'er a gude ox

Flit an auld tree and it'll wither

Flitting o' farms mak mailens dear