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TAKE THE QUIZ“in the”
The following 302 entries include the term in the.
shot in the dark
phrase: a wild guess
snake in the grass
noun phrase: a secretly faithless friend
soft in the head
phrasestab in the back
phrasestare one in the face
phrase: to look directly into the eyes of (someone)
stick-in-the-mud
noun: one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive
straw in the wind
phrase: a slight fact that is an indication of a coming event
theater-in-the-round
noun: a theater in which the stage is located in the center of the auditorium
three sheets in the wind
phrasethrow in the towel
phrase: to abandon a struggle or contest : acknowledge defeat : give up
twist in the wind
phrase: to be left to face a difficult situation without support or help
up in the air
phrase: not yet settled
walk in the park
phrase: an easy or pleasurable experience
whistle in the dark
phrase: to keep up one's courage by or as if by whistling
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