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father something on someone

Fig. to regard someone as the author or originator of something. Do not attempt to father that stupid idea on me! We fathered the whole plan on the president. And we learned later she had nothing to do with it.

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Do you wish to see your father on his knees, his white hairs prostrate before you? Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context Prince Andrew went up and kissed his father on the spot indicated to him. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context When Marmaduke first became the partner of young Effingham, he was quite the Quaker in externals; and it was too dangerous an experiment for the son to think of encountering the prejudices of the father on this subject. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context			fast fast and furious fast friends fast one fast-talk into fast-talk out of fasten fasten down fasten on fasten to fasten up faster and faster fat fat and happy fat and sassy fat as a pig fat cat fat chance Fat chance! fat hit the fire fat is in the fire fate fate is sealed fate worse than death father father on fatten up fault faunch around favor favor with favorite favour fawn fawn on fawn over fear fear for fear the worst feast feast eyes feast eyes on feast on feast or famine feather feather in cap feather nest feather own nest feature feature as feature in			Father of All Posters Father of Baby Father Of Boys father of chapel Father of Child Father of China Father of China Father of Church-song Father of Church-song Father of Lies Father of Manitoba Father of Radio Father of the Baby Father of the bar Father of the Bride Father of the Chapel Father of the Church Father of the Church Father of the Church Father of the Church Father of the Constitution Father of the Constitution Father of the Faithful Father of the Family Father of the Groom Father of the House Father of the House of Commons Father of the Pride Father of the Submarine Father of the Year father on Father Over Shoulder Father Paul Father Saturnino Urios University father surrogate Father Tape Father Tapes Father Time Father Time Father Time Father Time Father to Be Father Urios College Father Wilhelm Schmidt Father Winter Father's Day Father's Day Father's Day Father's Day Council Carolinas Father's Rights for Equality in Divorce Father's' Day Father's' Day Father, Son and the Holy Spirit father-figure Father-God father-in-law father-in-law Father-lasher Father’s Day fathered fathered

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