I

Idioms beginning with "I"

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Contents of I:

[ice]
See:
[BLOOD RUNS COLD] or [BLOOD TURNS TO ICE],
[BREAK THE ICE],
[CUT ICE],
[ON ICE],
[SKATE ON THIN ICE].


[if]
See: [WHAT IF].


[ill]
See:
[IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD],
[TAKE ILL].


[in] or [into orbit]  {adj. phr.}
Thrilled; exuberantly happy; in very high spirits.
When Carol won the lottery she went right into orbit.


[in] or [into the clear]  {adj. phr.}
Free; cleared of all responsibility and guilt.
Because of the new evidence found, Sam is still in the clear, but Harry is still behind bars.


[in] or [into the doldrums]  {adj. phr.}
Inactive; sluggish; depressed.
The news of our factory's going out of business put all of us in the doldrums.


[in] or [into the limelight]  {adj. phr.}
In the center of attention.
Some people will do almost anything to be able to step into the limelight.
Compare: [IN THE SPOTLIGHT].


[is]
See:
[SUCH AS IT IS], [THAT IS].