I
Idioms beginning with "I"
Part of speech, explanation, example sentences, pronunciation
No categories:
Contents of I:
[in the right] {adj. phr.}
With moral or legal right or truth on your side; in agreement with justice, truth, or fact; correct.
When the cars collided, John was clearly in the right.
* /In going before his wife down the stairs, Mr. Franklin was in […]
[in the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}
Having a chance to win; not to be counted out; among those who might win.
At the beginning of the last lap of the race, only two horses were still in the running.
* /A month before Joyce married Hal, three of […]
[in the saddle] adv. or {adj. phr.}
In command; in control; in a position to order or boss others.
Mr. Park was in the saddle when he had over half the company's stock.
Getting appointed chief of police put Stevens in the saddle.
[in the same boat] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}
In the same trouble; in the same fix; in the same bad situation.
When the town's one factory closed and hundreds of people lost their jobs, all the storekeepers were in the same boat.
* /Dick was […]
[in the same breath] {adv. phr.}
1. At the same time; without waiting.
John would complain about hard times, and in the same breath boast of his prize-winning horses.
* /Jane said Bill was selfish, but in the same breath she said she was sorry to […]
[in the short run] {adv. phr.}
In the immediate future.
We are leasing a car in the short run; later we might buy one.
Contrast: [IN THE LONG RUN].