“in the”

The following 301 entries include the term in the.

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in the neighborhood

idiom

: in the area that is close to something

in the neighborhood of

idiom

: close to (a place)

in the next life

idiom

: in the life that may exist after death : in the afterlife

in the nick of time

idiom

: just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen

in the not too distant future

idiom

: at a time that is not long from now : soon

in the nude

idiom

: without any clothes on

in the offing

idiom

: likely to happen soon

in the ordinary way

idiom

: in the normal or usual way : as something is always done

in the original

idiom

: in the language used by the original writer

in the pay of

idiom

: working usually in a secret way for (a person or organization)

in the picture

idiom

: involved or playing a part in something : in the same situation or relationship

in the pocket of (someone)

idiom

: under someone's control or influence

in the presence of (someone)

idiom

: when (someone) is present : around

in the process

idiom

: while doing something

in the process of (doing something)

idiom

: working on (doing something) that takes a certain amount of time to do

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