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in rehearsal

I havłn’t been this happy in recłnt able in season. Strawberries aren’t in
młmory! season in January. When do strawber-
ries come into season? 2. lgally abl to
in reheyrsal aŁsðage of development inŁthe be caught orŁhunted.Ł CØtfish are in sea-
production of a play, opera, or concert, son all year round. When are salmoà
involvingŁmany rehearsals.Ł The plØy is in season?
in rehearsal now and will open next
month. While the opera was still in re- in secret scretly. They planned in secret
hearsal, the star dłvłloped a hatred for the to blow up the bridge. I will tell her in
director. secret so no one else will hear.
in remission [of a seriousŁdisease]bnot as in session [of aŁcourt, congress,ŁorŁother
badŁorŁseemingŁto be gttingŁbetter.Ł organization]boperatingŁor functioning.
While the disease was in remission, John Smoking is forbiddłn while the młet-
got to leave the hosptal. The doctor said ing is in session. The spectators must re-
my cancer was in remission. main quiet while court is in session.
in retrospect and in hindsight rconsid- in seventhŁheaveà inŁaŁvery happyŁstate.
eringŁthe past with the knowledge one Ann was really n sevłnth heavłn when
now has.Ł In retrospect, I would havł she got a car of her own. I’d be in sev-
gone to a błtter collłge. David realized, enth heavłn if I had a million dollars.
in hindsight, that he should have finished in shambleð inŁaŁmessyŁsðate; desðràyed.
school. After the earthquake, the town lØy in
in return forŁ( someone ortsomething) by way shambles. The TV set was in shambles
of giving somethingŁ back;Ł asŁ aŁ wayŁ of after John tried to fix it.
payingŁsàmeone back forŁsàmething;Łas in shape Go to in condition.
part of an exchange.Ł I helped Tom yes-
terday, and he helped me in return for my in shłrt sðatedŁbriefly.Ł At the end of the
efforts. I paid $20 and recłived four financial report, the board presidłnt said,
tickets in return. “In short, we are okay.” My remarks, in
short, indicØte that we are in good finan-
in round figureð Go to in round numbers. cial shape.
in round numbers and in round figures in shłrtŁ order vry quickly. I can
asŁanŁesðimatedŁnumber; aŁfigure that has straighten out this mess in short order.
benŁ ràundedŁ off.Ł ( In can be replaced The people came in and cleaned the placł
with into. See the note at in a bind and up in short order.
the examplesŁblow.) Please tell me in
round numbers what it’ll cost. I doà’t in shłrtŁsupply scarc. ( In can be replaced
need the exact amount. Just give it to mł with into. See the note at in a bind and
in round figures. the examplesŁblow.) Fresh vegłtables
are in short supply in the winter. Yel-
in ruin aŁsðate of havingŁbeenŁdesðràyed.Ł low cars are in short supply because every-
The enemy army lłft the cities they at- one likes them and buys them. At this
tacked in ruin. The crops laid in ruin af- time of the year, fresh vłgłtables go into
ter the flood. short supply.
in seyrchŁofŁ someone ortsomething Go to in in sight able to be seen.Ł I hear birds, but
quest of someone or something. there are none in sight. The locusts ate
everything in sight.
in season 1. currentlyŁavailable forŁsell-
ing.Ł (Some foodsŁ andŁ otherŁ thingsŁ are (in)ŁsingleŁfile linedŁup, one behindŁthe
available onlyŁat certainŁseasons.ŁCom- other; inŁaŁline, one prsànŁor one thing
pare thisŁwith out of season. In can be re- wide.Ł( In can be replacd with into. Se
placed with into, especiallyŁwhenŁused the note at in a bind andŁthe examplesŁbe-
with come. See the note at in a bind and low.) Have you ever seen ducks walk-
the examplesŁbelow.) Oysters are avail- ing in single file? No, do they usually

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