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Idioms beginning with "I"
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[in the can] {adj.}, {slang}, {movie jargon}
Ready; finished; completed; about to be duplicated and distributed to exhibitors.
No sneak previews until it's all in the can!
Once my book's in the can, I'll go for a vacation.
[in the cards] also [on the cards] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
To be expected; likely to happen; foreseeable; predictable.
It was in the cards for the son to succeed his father as head of the business.
* /John finally decided that it wasn't in the […]
[in the chips] {slang} or {informal} [in the money] {adj. phr.}
Having plenty of money; prosperous; rich.
After his rich uncle died, Richard was in the chips.
After years of struggle and dependence, air transportation is in the money.
[…]
[in the clear] {adj. phr.}
1. Free of anything that makes moving or seeing difficult; with nothing to limit action.
The plane climbed above the clouds and was flying in the clear.
* /Jack passed the ball to Tim, who was in the clear and ran for a […]
[in the clouds] {adj. phr.}
Far from real life; in dreams; in fancy; in thought.
When Alice agreed to marry Jim, Jim went home in the clouds.
- Often used with "head", "mind", "thoughts".
* /Mary is looking out the window, not at the chalkboard; […]