I
Idioms beginning with "I"
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Contents of I:
[in consequence] {adv. phr.}
As a result; therefore; so.
Jennie got up late, and in consequence she missed the bus.
You studied hard, and in consequence you passed the test.
[in consequence of] {prep.}, {formal}
As a result of.
In consequence of the deep snow, school will not open today.
In consequence of his promise to pay for the broken window, Bill was not punished.
Compare: [BECAUSE OF], [ON ACCOUNT OF].
[in consideration of] {adv. phr.}
1. After thinking about and weighing; because of.
In consideration of the boy's young age, the judge did not put him in jail for carrying a gun.
2. In exchange for; because of; in payment for.
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[in days] or [weeks] or [years to come] {adv. phr.}
In the future.
In the years to come I will be thinking of my father's advice about life.
[in deep] {adj. phr.}
Seriously mixed up in something, especially trouble.
George began borrowing small sums of money to bet on horses, and before he knew it he was in deep.
Compare: [DEEP WATER], [UP TO THE CHIN IN].
[in defiance of] {prep.}
Acting against; in disobedience to.
The girl chewed gum in defiance of the teacher's rule.
Bob stayed up late in defiance of the coach's orders.
[in demand] {adj. phr.}
Needed; wanted.
Men to shovel snow were in demand after the snow storm.
The book about dogs was much in demand in the library.
[in dispute] {adj. phr.}
Disagreed about; being argued.
The penalty ordered by the referee was in dispute by one of the teams.
Everyone in the clans wanted to say something about the subject in dispute.