“in the”

The following 301 entries include the term in the.

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in the public eye

idiom

: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention

in the pulpit

idiom

: as priests or church leaders : in the priesthood

in the red

idiom

: spending and owing more money than is being earned

in the right

idiom

: in the position or situation of being morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do something

in the rough

idiom

: in an unfinished or rough state

in the sales

idiom

: at a time when many stores have a sale

in the second place

idiom

used when listing the most important parts of something or the most important reasons for something

in the shadow of

idiom

: very close to

in the shape of

idiom

: shaped like

in the shit

idiom

: in a lot of trouble

in the soup

idiom

: in a bad situation : in trouble

in (the) springtime

idiom

: in the spring

in the stars

idiom

: going to happen

in the strict/strictest sense (of the word)

idiom

used to refer to using the correct or precise meaning of a word

in the thick of

idiom

: in the most active or intense part of (something)

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