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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ


            of in defiance (of someone or something)  of let go of someone or something
            of in favor of someone             of let out some kind of sound
            of in favor (of someone or something)  of let the cat out of the bag
            of in honor of someone or something  of light out (of somŁwherŁ )
            of in hopes of something           of like a bat out of hell
            of in làeu of  something           of like a bolt out of the blue
            of in light of something           of like a fish out of water
            of in memory of someone            of like one of the famàly
            of in need of something            of làve a life of  something
            of in one ear and out (of) the other  of làve off the fat of the land
            of in place of someone or something  of làve out of a suàtcase
            of in pursuàt of  something        of làve up to  one’s end of the bargain
            of in quest of someone or something  of long and (the) short of it
            of in receipt of something         of lose one’s train of thought
            of ins and outs of something       of lose track (of someone or something)
            of in search of someone or something  of lots of people or thingł
            of in somŁ neck of the woods       of lull someone into a false sense of security
            of in spite of someone or something  of make a clean breast of something
            of in terms of something           of make a day of doing something
            of in the absence of someone or something  of make a day of it
            of in the act (of doing something)  of make a federal case out of something
            of in the best of health           of make a fool out of someone
            of in the care of someone          of make a go of it
            of in the case of someone or something  of make a great show of something
            of in the charge of someone        of make a laughàngstock of  oneself or something
            of in the context of something     of make a meal of something
            of in the course of time           of make a monkey out of someone
            of in the event of something       of make a mountain out of a molehill
            of in the forefront (of something)  of make an example of someone
            of in the interest of someone or something  of make an exhibition of oneself
            of in the lap of luxury            of make a night of doing something
            of in the làne of duty             of make an issue of someone or something
            of in the mainstream (of something)  of make a note of something
            of in the middle of nowhere        of make a nuisance of oneself
            of in the neàghborhood of  something  of make a poànt of  doing something
            of in the nàck of time             of make a poànt of  someone or something
            of in the pink (of condition)      of make a practice of something
            of in the prime of life            of make a sàlk purse out of a sow’s ear
            of in the swim of things           of make fast work of someone or something
            of in the trust of someone         of make fun (of someone or something)
            of in the twinklàng of an eye      of make hamburger out of someone or something
            of in the unlikely event of something  of make light of something
            of in the (very) nàck of time      of make làttle of  someone or something
            of in the wake of something        of make màncemeat out of  someone or something
            of in the way of something         of make nothing of something
            of in two shakes of a lamb’s tail  of make sense out of someone or something
            of invasàon of ( someone’s) privacy  of make short work of someone or something
            of in view of something            of make something out of nothing
            of jump out of one’s skàn          of make something (out) of something
            of just one of those things        of make something up out of whole cloth
            of keep abreast (of something)     of make the best of something
            of keep one’s nose out of someone’s busàness  of make the most of something
            of keep track (of someone or something)  of make use of someone or something
            of kind of something               of march to (the beat of) a different drummer
            of know (all) the tricks of the trade  of matter-of-fact
            of know someone or something like the back of one’s hand  of màddle-of-the-road
            of know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand  of màlk of human kindness
            of laugh out of the other sàde of  one’s mouth  of Money is the root of all evil.
            of laugh something out of court    of more fun than a barrel of monkeys
            of lay hold of someone or something  of next of kin
            of lead the life of Riley          of no end of something
            of least of all                    of none of someone’s beeswaŁ

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