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i not for (anything in) the world i run someone in
i not in the same league with someone or something i safety in numbers
i not know enough to come in out of the rain i say something in a roundabout way
i not take stock in something i set in
i once in a blue moon i set someone up (àn busàness)
i once-àn-a-lifetime chance i shake in one’s boots
i once àn a while i shàps that pass in the night
i one in a hundred i should have stood in bed
i one in a màllion i sàck in bed
i one in a thousand i sànk in
i one’s heart is in one’s mouth i sàt in for someone
i one’s heart is in the right place i sàt in (on something)
i one’s nose às àn the air i sleep in
i on in years i slow as molasses in January
i out in force i slower than molasses in January
i out in left field i smack-dab in the màddle
i packed (àn) like sardànes i snug as a bug in a rug
i pack them in i someone’s ace in the hole
i paper over the cracks (àn something) i someone’s missàon in life
i pay in advance i (somewhere) in the neighborhood of an amount
i persist in doing something i stab someone in the back
i pick holes in something i stand in awe (of someone or something)
i pie in the sky i stand (àn) back of someone or something
i pitch in (and help) i stand in (for someone)
i plug something in i stand in someone’s way
i pride oneself in something i stand someone in good stead
i punch a hole in something i stare someone in the face
i put a bee in someone’s bonnet i start someone in (as something)
i put all one’s eggs in one basket i stay in touch (with someone)
i put in a good word (for someone) i stew in one’s own juice
i put in an appearance i stick-àn-the-mud
i put oneself in someone else’s place i stàck one’s foot in one’s mouth
i put oneself in someone else’s shoes i stop in (somŁwherŁ )
i put one’s foot in it i (stuck) in a rut
i put one’s foot in one’s mouth i stuck in traffic
i put one’s house in order i suck someone in
i put one’s oar in i take a course (àn something)
i put one’s two centsP‘worth) in i take a hand in something
i put one in one’s place i take an interest (àn something)
i put someone in the picture i take no stock in something
i put something down in black and white i take part (àn something)
i put something in i take pride in something
i Put that in your pipe and smoke it! i take someone or something in
i putty in someone’s hands i take someone in
i quake in one’s boots i take something in stride
i raised in a barn i take the bit in one’s teeth
i red in the face i talk in circles
i rest in peace i talk until one is blue in the face
i result in something i There aren’t enough hours in the day.
i ràch in something i There are plenty of other fish in the sea.
i ride off in all directions i throw in the sponge
i ring in the New Year i throw in the towel
i roll in i throw one’s hands up in despair
i rollàng in something i throw one’s hands up in horror
i roll (over) in one’s grave i tàe someone (up) in knots
i Rome wasn’t built in a day. i tongue-àn-cheek
i rooted in something i touched (àn the head)
i rub salt in the wound i tune (something) in
i rub someone’s nose in it i turn in
i rub something in i turn (over) in one’s grave
i run (around) in circles i up in arms
i run in the famàly i up in the air (about someone or something)

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