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TAKE THE QUIZ“inthe”
The following 301 entries include the term inthe.
in the wake of
phrase: close behind and in the same path of travel
in the wind
phrasein the wings
phrase: out of sight in the stage wings
in the works
phrase: in process of preparation, development, or completion
in the world
phrase: among innumerable possibilities : ever —used as an intensive
iron in the fire
phrase: a matter requiring close attention
jack-in-the-box
noun: a toy consisting of a small box out of which a figure (as of a clown's head) springs when the lid is raised
jack-in-the-pulpit
noun: a North American spring-flowering woodland herb (Arisaema triphyllum synonym A. atrorubens) of the arum family having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe
long in the tooth
phrase: past one's best days : old
man in the street
noun phrase: an average or ordinary person
out in the cold
phrase: deprived of benefits given others
pie in the sky
noun phrase: an unrealistic enterprise or prospect of prosperity
shoot oneself in the foot
phrase: to act against one's own best interests
shot in the arm
phraseshot in the dark
phrase: a wild guess
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