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“in the”
The following 57 entries include the term in the.
bred-in-the-bone
adjectivebeing such by habit and not likely to change
down in the mouth
adjectivefeeling unhappiness
dyed-in-the-wool
adjectivebeing such by habit and not likely to change
in the lurch
adjectiveas in vulnerable, exposed
stick-in-the-mud
nouna person with old-fashioned ideas
theater-in-the-round
nounas in music hall, arena theater
ace in the hole
phrasesomething (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
blue in the face
phrasefeeling or showing anger
castle in the air
phrasea conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
drop in the bucket
phrasea very small amount
fly in the ointment
phrasesomething that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
in the aggregate
phrasewith everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
in the altogether
phraselacking or shed of clothing
in the bag
phraseimpossible to avoid or evade
in the buff
phraselacking or shed of clothing
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- The business’s new computer system proved not to be a panacea.
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