fare

Related to fare: train fare

fare against (someone or something)

To perform or work well in comparison to someone or something else. I wonder how they will fare against the top-seeded team in the division.
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fare off

To get along; to fare in some way. Usually used in a comparison between two different situations or environments. I hope he fares off better in this new job than he did in his last one. The judge agreed that the defendant would fare off better in rehab than in prison.
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fare thee well

The highest degree; perfection. Wow, you really played that part to a fare thee well—I'm so impressed!
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fare up

To perform or work well in comparison to someone or something else. I wonder if they will fare up to the top-seeded team in the division.
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Lenten fare

1. Literally, food that does not contain meat and may therefore be served during the Christian observance of Lent. Mom is serving our usual Lenten fare of battered cod and boiled potatoes again tonight.
2. By extension, meager meals or rations, especially those that contain no meat. The stranded sailor survived for nearly three months on a Lenten fare of wild vegetables and fish caught with a rudimentary net.
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standard fare

A common occurrence. Smashed instruments are standard fare at a rock concert. Arguments are standard fare for the Smith family at Thanksgiving, believe me.
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to a fare-thee-well

1. To a state or condition of utmost perfection or completion. Her new house is absolutely gorgeous! They've designed it to a fare-thee-well.
2. To the greatest or furthest degree possible. After the economy crashed, the government began whittling down social welfare to a fare-thee-well. The home team trounced their opponents, beating them to a fare-thee-well.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

to a fare-thee-well

To the most extreme degree, especially a condition of perfection. For example, We've cleaned the house to a fare-thee-well, or He played the part of martyr to a fare-thee-well. This term first appeared as to a fare-you-well in the late 1800s, and the more archaic-sounding present form replaced it about 1940.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

to a fare-thee-well

to perfection; thoroughly. US
This expression is of late 18th-century American origin, and is also found in the form to a fare-you-well .
1911 R. D. Saunders Colonel Todhunter The fight's begun, and we've got to rally around old Bill Strickland to a fare-you-well.

Lenten fare

meagre rations that do not include meat.
Lenten fare is literally food appropriate to Lent , the Christian season of fasting between Ash Wednesday and Easter Saturday in commemoration of Jesus's forty days of fasting in the wilderness.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fare against

v.
To perform or function at a level comparable with that of something or someone else: I wonder how well the new car models fare against the old ones.
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fare up

v.
To perform or function successfully at a level comparable with or equal to that of something or someone else; fare against: They worked hard to win the competition, but in the end they didn't fare up. My performance didn't fare up to that of the other players.
See also: fare, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • fare against
  • fare against (someone or something)
  • fare up
  • fare thee well
  • standard fare
  • fare off
  • (one) would do well to (do something)
  • do well to do something
  • trouble for
  • trouble someone for
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The Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) said a higher transportation fare should translate to a higher pay for minimum-wage earners.
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He has failed to stand up for working people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and has allowed the train companies to hit passengers with massive fare rises of over 20% since 2010.
Rail fares increase hits the pocket of North East train commuters; Opposition groups say the ticket rise is outstripping wages while the Government say fares are crucial to funding rail modernisation
Stewart Burnick, 28, of Broadway East, Redcar, fined PS150 with PS124 costs for avoiding rail fare payment.
COURT IN BRIEF
The current flat fare for an adult single within the Liverpool zone is PS2 and the new fare will mean a 5% increase to PS2.10 across Liverpool, Halton, St Helens Wirral and Lancashire.
BUS FARES TO GO UP BY 10P; Ticket prices increased by Arriva
Ahead of the proposed railway budget for 2013-14, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had on January 9 announced a fare hike that will take effect from midnight Monday.
Increased railway fares comes into effect from today
DGCA's July fare analysis shows there was an overall drop in fares in the lean travel month compared to those in June but those of IndiGo and Jet Airways were higher than the others.
You forked out more fare for no frills in July