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Idioms beginning with "I"
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[in short supply] {adj. phr.}
Not enough; in too small a quantity or amount; in less than the amount or number needed.
The cookies are in short supply, so don't eat them all up.
* /We have five people and only four beds, so the beds are in short […]
[inside of] {prep.}
In; within; on or in an inside part of; not beyond; before the end of.
There is a broom inside of the closet.
There is a label on the inside of the box.
Hand your papers in to me inside of three days.
Contrast: […]
[inside out] {adv.}
1. So that the inside is turned outside.
Mother turns the stockings inside out when she washes them.
2. or [inside and out] also [in and out]
In every part; throughout; completely.
* /David knows the parts of his bicycle […]
[inside track] {n. phr.}
1. The inside, shortest distance around a curved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence.
A big white horse had the inside track at the start of the race.
2. {informal}
An advantage due to special […]
[insofar as ] {conj.}
To the extent that; to the point that; as much as.
You will learn your lessons only insofar as you are willing to keep studying them.
[in so many words] {adv. phr.}
1. In those exact words.
He hinted that he thought we were foolish but did not say so in so many words.
2. or [in no uncertain terms]
In an outspoken way; plainly; directly.
* /I told him in so many words that he […]