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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

ill ill-gotten gains i butt in (on someone or something)
I’ll I’ll (try to) catch you later. i buy a pig in a poke
ill ill will i call someone or something in
ill speak ill of someone i calm as a toad in the sun
ill take ill i can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face
I’ll You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. i cash in one’s chips
I’m I’m awful at names. i cash in (on something)
I’m I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t. i cash something in
I’m (I’m) sorry. i cast in the same mold
I’m I’m terrible at names. i cast one’s lot in with someone
image be the spit and image of someone i catch someone in the act (of doing something)
image be the spitting image of someone i caught in the act
imagi e Can you imagine? i caught in the cross fire
Imagine Imagine that! i caught in the màddle
immediØte immediate occupancy i cave in (to someone or something)
immemorial sànce time immemorial i change horses in the màddle of the stream
impØct on impact i check in (on someone or something)
impØct (up)on impact i chime in (with something)
impØrtiØl fair and impartial i chink in one’s armor
impØss reach an impasse i chip in (on something)
impliŁate implicate someone (àn something) i chip in something on something
important have more important fish to fry i chip something in (on something)
impression make an impressàon (on someone) i close in (on someone or something)
impuls on impulse i clue someone in (on something)
impunity with impunàty i come down in the world
i ace in the hole i come in a body
i advanced in years i come in for something
i air one’s dirty lànen in publàc i come in handy
i all in i come in out of the rain
i (all) in one breath i come out in the wash
i (all) in the famàly i come up in the world
i along in years i confide in someone
i (another) nail in someone’s or somethingðs coffin i contradàction in terms
i Any port in a storm. i count someone in (on something)
i arm in arm i cue someone in
i arrive in a body i cut someone in
i as alike as (two) peas in a pod i dart in and out
i (as) calm as a toad in the sun i day in and day out
i (as) slow as molasses in January i day in, day out
i (as) snug as a bug in a rug i dead in someone’s or somethingðs tracks
i at this poànt (àn time) i deal in something
i back in circulation i decide in favor of someone or something
i barge in (on someone or something) i dàe in one’s boots
i beard the làon in his den i dig in
i bear in mànd that something is so i dig one’s heels in
i bear someone or something in mind i dog in the manger
i behànd in something i done in
i be swimmàng in something i do not have a care in the world
i blaze a trail (àn something) i do someone or something in
i blow up in someone’s face i do something in a heartbeat
i born with a sàlver spoon in one’s mouth i do something in person
i break out in a cold sweat i do something in public
i break out (àn something) i do something in secret
i break someone or something in i do something in vain
i bràng people or other creatures out in droves i double in brass
i broad in the beam i down in the dumps
i build castles in Spain i down in the mouth
i build castles in the air i drop in one’s tracks
i burn one’s bridges in front of one i drop in (on someone)
i burn someone in effigy i drop in (to say hello)
i burst in on someone or something i dyed-àn-the-wool
i bury one’s head in the sand i engage in small talk

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