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TAKE THE QUIZ“in the”
The following 301 entries include the term in the.
ace in the hole
phrase: an ace dealt face down to a player (as in stud poker) and not exposed until the showdown
bats in the belfry
idiomatic phrase—used to say that someone is mentally unsound or very eccentric
blue in the face
phrase: extremely exasperated
bred-in-the-bone
adjectivecastle in the air
noun phrase: an impracticable project : daydream
dead in the water
phrase: not making any progress : stalled
diamond in the rough
noun phrase: one having exceptional qualities or potential but lacking refinement or polish
dog in the manger
noun phrase: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
down in the mouth
adjectivedrop in the bucket
phrase: a part so small as to be negligible
dyed-in-the-wool
adjectiveelephant in the room
noun phrase: an obvious major problem or issue that people avoid discussing or acknowledging
flash in the pan
noun phrase: a sudden spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing
fly in the face of
phrase: to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of
fly in the ointment
phrase: a detracting factor or element
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