I
Idioms beginning with "I"
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[inch (one's way) along] {v. phr.}
To. proceed slowly and with difficulty.
When the electricity failed, it took John half an hour to inch his way along the corridors of the office building.
[inclined to] {adj. phr.}
Having a tendency to; positively disposed toward.
I am inclined to fall asleep after a heavy meal.
[Indian giver] {n. phr.}
A person who gives one something, but later asks for it back. — An ethnic slur; avoidable.
John gave me a beautiful fountain pen, but a week later, like an Indian giver, he wanted it back.
[Indian sign] {n.}, {informal}
A magic spell that is thought to bring bad luck; curse; jinx; hoo-doo. — Used with "the", usually after "have" or "with"; and often used in a joking way.
* /Bill is a good player, but Ted has the Indian sign on him and […]
[Indian summer] {n. phr.}
A dry and warm period of time late in the fall, usually in October.
After the cold and foggy weather, we had a brief Indian summer, during which the temperature was up in the high seventies.
[industrial park] {n.}
A complex of industrial buildings and/or businesses usually located far from the center of a city in a setting especially landscaped to make such buildings look better.
* /The nearest supermarket that sells car tires is at the […]
[inner city] {n.}, {colloquial}
Densely populated neighborhoods in large metropolitan areas inhabited by low income families usually of minority backgrounds, such as Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, or African Americans; characterized by slums and […]
[ins and outs] {n. phr.}
The special ways of going somewhere or doing something; the different parts.
The janitor knows all the ins and outs of the big school building.
* /Jerry's father is a good life insurance salesman; he knows all the ins and […]