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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
stick-in-the-mud
nouna person with old-fashioned ideas
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 lurch
adjectiveas in vulnerable, exposed
theater-in-the-round
nounas in music hall, arena theater
theaters-in-the-round
nounas in music halls, arena theaters
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