I
Idioms beginning with "I"
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[in one's good graces] or [in one's good books] {adv. phr.}
Approved of by you; liked by someone.
Ruth is in her mother's good graces because she ate all her supper.
* /Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of […]
[in one's hair] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Bothering you again and again; always annoying.
Johnny got in Father's hair when he was trying to read the paper by running and shouting.
* /The grown-ups sent the children out to play so that the children […]
[in one's heart of hearts] {adv. phr.}
Deep down where it really matters; in one's innermost feelings.
In my heart of hearts, I think you're the nicest person in the whole world.
[in one's mind's eye] {adv. phr.}
In the memory; in the imagination.
In his mind's eye he saw again the house he had lived in when he was a child.
In his mind's eye, he could see just what the vacation was going to be like.
[in one's right mind] {adj. phr.}
Accountable; sane and sober.
If you were in your right mind, you wouldn't be saying such stupid things to our boss.
[in one's shell] or [into one's shell] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal}
In or into bashfulness; into silence; not sociable; unfriendly.
After Mary's mother scolded her, she went into her shell.
* /The teacher tried to get Rose to talk to her, but […]