A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Indian red • Red Indian
Indian red —a red pigment originally obtained from the East
Indies: The red iron oxides found as natural deposits include
Indian red.
Red Indian —a person of the aboriginal race of North Amer-
ica: The Red Indians of America had their own particular craft
of basketry.
infant school • nursery school
infant school —(UK) part of a primary school for children
between the ages of five and seven: Children who are five
before July 
1
st can be accepted to the Infant School.
nursery school —a school for children, between the ages of
three and five, who are not old enough to attend kindergarten:
The nursery school stresses learning through play.
inlay something • lay in something
inlay something —set pieces of material such as ivory, silver,
etc. into a surface to form a decorative pattern: In this tech-
nique, brass is drawn into a thin wire to inlay it on wood.
lay in something —acquire and store smth. for future use: I
trudged home with my empty backpack to get more supplies
that I wanted to lay in for the winter.
inner man • inside man
inner man —
1
. the spiritual part of man; the soul or mind:
Self-reflection is the only method of learning what is the inner
man or mind that our action expresses. 2. (joc.) one’s appetite
for food: I wonder if a little something could be provided to
pacify the inner man?
inside man —
1
. smb. employed within a building; a man
working indoors: Counting the number of hours worked, the
outside men are given an equal amount of employment with
the inside men. 2. a trusted person within an organization:
With our inside man being a part of the President’s staff, we
should not have any problem dealing with the White House.
3. an undercover agent working in an organization: Ward has
just informed me that our inside man made contact with him.
See also: outer man / outside man.