I
Idioms beginning with "I"
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Contents of I:
[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.
[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.
[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.