footloose and fancy-free

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Fig. without long-term responsibilities or commitments. All the rest of them have wives, but John is footloose and fancy-free. Mary never stays long in any job. She likes being footloose and fancy-free.

See also: and, footloose

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As if, suddenly, Space has changed its target demographic from Liverpool's footloose and fancy-free - from both sexes - to some furtive brigade of sweaty-palmed, middle-aged male blimpers (dictionary definition: from the Scouse, a mild pervert who leers at members of the opposite sex from a hidden vantage point). It seems that behind every great idea is a woman by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Keira - footloose and fancy-free after splitting from on-off love Jamie Dornan, 23 - turned heads in her white Herve Leger outfit. Ouch! Stunning Keira's out on her feet as killer heels take their toll by The Mirror (London, England) Because of that, I needed to be footloose and fancy-free. A dream delivery for our Del Boy by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			follow to the ends of the earth follow up follow up with foment trouble fond of food food for thought fool fool and his money are soon parted fool around fool around with fool into Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me fool with fool's paradise foolish Fools rush in Fools rush in where angels fear to tread foot foot in both camps foot the bill foot-in-mouth disease football foothold footloose footloose and fancy-free footsie footstep for a change for a kick-off for a lark and on a lark for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth for all knows for all practical purposes for all problems for all the world for all the world like for anything for better or for worse for better or worse for certain for chicken feed for Christ's sake			footless footless footless footlessly footlessness Footlicker footlight footlight footlight spot footlights footlights Footlights Club Footlights Club Footlights President Footlights President Footlights Vice President Footlights Vice President footling Footling breech footling breech presentation footling presentation footling presentation footling presentation footling presentation footlocker footlocker footlockers footlong footloose footloose footloose and fancy-free FOOTMAD footman footman Footman Moth Footman Moth Footmanship footmark footmarks Footmen Footmen footnote footnote footnote footnote footnote Footnote 4 footnoted footnoted footnoted footnoted footnotes footnotes footnotes footnotes footnoting footnoting footnoting footnoting Footologist Footologist

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