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


Note:  The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase come on stream



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase come on stream(also: go on stream) be in active oper-
ation: The second phase of the airport will come on stream in
two years.
be in the wind • hang in the wind
be in the wind —
1
(also: be in the air) be rumored or sus-
pected: Everyone in the industry knew that a change was in
the wind. 2. (sl.) be alcohol intoxicated: I am not in the wind
… for you see I’m perfectly sober.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase in a breeze—(coll.) easily, without visible effort: It had
been a battle of the sexes and the girls had won in a breeze!
No contest really: Girls 4 — Boys nil!
hang in the wind —show signs of uncertainty; hesitate: She
waited for what was coming. But he hung in the wind.
be in the wrong • be wrong
be in the wrong —act in a way not morally justifiable: In all
questions between a government and an individual, the pre-
sumption is that the government is in the wrong.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase be in the wrong box(UK coll.) be in a wrong position
and so in difficulty or trouble: Mr. O’shea, if you report what a
private member says to you then you will be in the wrong box.
be wrong —have the wrong idea or opinion; be incorrect in
one’s statements, etc.: None of us are so proud as never to
confess that we are wrong.
be in trouble • have trouble
be in trouble —
1
. be in a difficult or dangerous situation:
The Youth Board finds the youngsters who are in trouble and
begins to work with them. 2. (euph., of an unmarried woman)
be pregnant: She said she consented to be married to the pris-
oner as she believed she was in trouble.

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