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

in for something 
(in on something )
in full play 
(at play)
in full strength
(at full strength)
in good company
(in company)
in good faith
(in faith)
in good measure
(for good measure)
in good part 
(take a good part of some-
thing )
in halves
(in half )
in hand 
(at hand)
in hard conditions
(in hard condition)
in heat 
(at a heat)
in installments 
(by installments)
in it 
(at it)
in labor 
(at work)
in large
(at large)
in large measure 
(on a large scale)
in line with something
(in line for
something )
in little
(in a little)
in low water 
(in deep water)
in need
(at need)
in no temper
(in a temper)
in no time 
(at no time)
in numbers
(in number)
in one
(at one)
in one piece 
(in a single piece)
in one’s dream
(in a dream world)
in one’s glory
(in glory)
in one’s haste (in haste)
in one’s head 
(in one’s mind)
in one’s lifetime
(at one’s time of life)
in one’s own good time
(in good
time)
in one’s sights
(in one’s sight)
in one’s time
(in one’s own time)
in orders
(in order)
in pains
(in pain)
in parts
(in part)
in pickle
(in a pickle)
in places
(in place)
in play
(at play)
in position
(in a position)
in proportion to something 
(in pro-
portion of something )
in readiness 
(at the ready)
in recession 
(in recess)
in reward for something
(as a reward
for something )
in season
(in a season)
in short 
(for short)
in short hand 
(at short hand)
in short order
(for short)
in sight
(at sight)
in smoke 
(in a fume)
in someone’s books
(in one’s book)
in someone’s hands 
(in someone’s arms)
in someone’s pocket
(in each other’s
pockets)
in spate 
(in full spate)
in spirits
(in spirit)
in spots
(in a spot)
in state
(in a state)
in stock 
(in the stocks)
in strength 
(in force)
in succession
(by succession)
in support of someone
(for the support
of someone)
in the act of doing something
(in act
to do something )
in the afternoon 
(at noon)
in the bag 
(in the bottom of the bag )
in the black
(in black)
in the blue 
(in blue)
in the book 
(in one’s book)
in the bottom of something
(at the
bottom of something )
in the bottom of the barrel 
(in the
bottom of the bag )
in the cart 
(on the bandwagon)
in the case of something
(in case of
something )
in the charge of someone 
(in charge of
someone)
in the clear 
(in clear)
in the cold light of day (in the broad
light of day)
in the corner 
(in a corner)
in the deep freeze
(in cold storage)
in the depth of something
(at the
depth of something )
in the distance 
(at a distance)
in the dock 
(in dock)
in the doghouse
(in a kennel)
in the drink
(in drink)
in the dumps 
(in a dump)
in the dusk
(at dusk)
in the employment
(in employment)
in the end 
(at an end)
in the end of something 
(at the end of
something )
in the extreme
(in extremes)
in the family way
(in a family way)
in the fashion 
(in a fashion)
in the flesh
(in flesh)
in the foreseeable future
(for the fore-
seeable future)
in the front of something
(in front of
something )
in the fullness of time
(at full time)
in the future
(in future)
in the grease
(in grease)
in the green 
(in green)
in the heart of something
(at the heart
of something )
in the hole
(in a hole)
in the ice box
(in the box)
in the last resort
(as a last resort)
in the leaf
(in leaf )
in the least
(at the least)
in the limelight 
(in the dark)
in the manner of someone
(after the
manner of someone)
in the market 
(at the market)
in the meantime
(for the meantime)
in the milk
(in milk)
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in the mood
(in a mood)
in the nick 
(in good nick)
in the office 
(in office)
in the old days 
(in olden days)
in the open air
(in the air)
in the order of something
(in order of
something )
in the ordinary way
(in ordinary)
in the particular
(in particular)
in the pictures
(in the picture)
in the pink
(in pink)
in the pocket
(in pocket)
in the possession of someone 
(in pos-
session of something )
in the present 
(at present)
in the prime of life
(in one’s prime)
in the print
(in print)
in the public eye 
(in public)
in the recess 
(in recess)
in the red
(in red)
in the right mind 
(in one’s right mind)
in the round
(in a round)
in the same league with someone 
(in
league with someone)
in the same time
(at the same time)
in the second world 
(in the next world)
in the secret
(in secret)
in the sense
(in a sense)
in the service 
(in service)
in the sight of someone 
(at the sight of
someone)
in the skies 
(in heaven)
in the spotlight of something 
(in the
light of something )
in the time of something 
(at the time
of something )
in the tube 
(in the pipeline)
in the view of someone 
(at the view of
someone)
in the wide world 
(in the world)
in the wilds
(in the wild)
in the works 
(at work)
in the worst way
(in a bad way)
in this world
(in the world)
in those days 
(in these days)
in trade
(in the trade)
in turns
(in turn)
in two’s
(in two)
in virtue of something 
(by virtue of
something )
in white 
(in the white)
in work
(at work)
inch by inch
(by inches)
incidental to something 
(incident to
something )
indemnify someone for something
(indemnify someone against some-
thing )
inflammable liquid 
(flammable liquid)
inflatable boat
(air boat)
inform against someone 
(speak against
someone)
inhabitable planet 
(habitable planet)
innocent of something
(innocent in
something )
inquire for someone
(inquire after
someone)
inquire for something
(inquire about
something )
inquire into something
(inquire about
something )
inquire of someone 
(inquire about
someone)
ins and outs 
(in and out)
insensible to something
(insensible of
something )
insensitive to something 
(insensitive
about something )
inside man
(inner man)
inside out
(inside and out)
inside something 
(inside of something )
intelligent agent 
(intelligence agent)
interest on something 
(interest in
something )
interest oneself for someone
(be inter-
ested in someone)
interfere with someone 
(interfere in
someone’s affairs)
interfere with something
(interfere in
something )
interview with someone for a job
(interview someone for a job)
involved with something
(involved in
something )
iron maiden
(iron lady)
iron pony 
(iron horse)
irons in the fire 
(fire-irons)
it beats me 
(beat it)
it beats my time 
(beat someone’s time)
it goes without saying
(don’t tell me)
it is a game of two halves 
(that makes
two of us)
it is all over but the shouting
(it is all
over and done with)
it is untrue 
(it is not true)
it says that 
(it is said that)
it takes two to tango
(it takes two to
make a bargain)
it’s a lemon 
(answer is a lemon, the)
it’s all part of the game
(it’s all in a
day’s work)
it’s all the go
(it’s all go)
it’s going to be a long day 
(be a long
day coming )
it’s just one of those things 
(it’s just the
thing )
it’s not a go 
(it’s no go)
it’s not done
(it doesn’t do)
it’s someone all over 
(it’s all over with
someone)
it’s your funeral
(you are a dead man)
ivory black
(black ivory)
jar on something 
(jar against some-
thing )
jar with something 
(jar against some-
thing )
jet set 
(jet people)
job work
(job of work)
join something 
(join in something )
join the angels 
(be on the side of the
angels)
join the club 
(be in the club)
join the crowd
(follow the crowd)
join the forces
(join forces)
join up with someone
(join in with
someone)
judicious decision 
(judicial decision)
juice someone up
(let someone stew)
Julian day calendar
( Julian calendar)
jump Jim Crow
( Jim Crow someone)