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Idioms beginning with "I"

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in the soup
[in the soup]  {adj. phr.},  {slang}
In serious trouble; in confusion; in disorder.
When his wife overdrew their bank account without telling him, Mr. Phillips suddenly found himself really in the soup.
* /The police misunderstood Harry's night  […]


in the spotlight
[in the spotlight]  {adv. phr.}
In the center of attention, with everybody watching what one is doing.
It must be difficult for the President to be in the spotlight wherever he goes.
Compare: [IN THE LIMELIGHT].


in the swim
[in the swim]  {adj. phr.}
Doing the same things that other people are doing; following the fashion (as in business or social affairs); busy with what most people are doing.
* /Jim found some college friends at the lake that summer, and soon was in the  […]


in the third place
[in the third place]
See: [IN THE --- PLACE].


in the till
[in the till]
See: [ROB THE TILL] or [HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE TILL].


in the twinkling of an eye
[in the twinkling of an eye]
See: [BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON].




in the wake of
[in the wake of]  {prep.},  {literary}
As a result of; right after; following.
Many troubles follow in the wake of war.
There were heavy losses of property in the wake of the flood.


in the way
[in the way]
See: [IN ONE'S WAY].


in the way of
[in the way of]
See: [PUT IN THE WAY OF].


in the wind
[in the wind]  {adj. phr.}
Seeming probable; being planned; soon to happen.
Changes in top management of the company had been in the wind for weeks.
Tom's close friends knew that marriage was in the wind.
Compare: [IN THE AIR] (1).



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