I

I as I expected
I Do I need to paint you a picture?
I for all I care
I for all I know
I Have I got something for you!
I Have I made myself clear?
I I didn’t catch your name.
I I just have this feeling
I I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
I (just) as I expected
I (Now), where was I?
I so mad I could scream
I What can I say?
I Where was I?
ice break the ice
ice cut no ice (with someone)
ice on thin ice
ice put something on ice
ice skate on thin ice
idea flirt with the idea of doing something
idea get a bright idea
idea get a rough idea (about something)
idea get a rough idea (of something)
idea give someone a bright idea
idea give someone a rough idea (about something)
idea give someone a rough idea (of something)
idea sell someone on a plan or idea
ideas put ideas into someone’s head
identity a case of mistaken identity
idiot take someone for an idiot
idly sit (idly) by
if better off (if one were somewhere else)
if better off (if something were done)
if if looks could kill
if if not
if if push comes to shove
if if so
If If the shoe fits, wear it.
if if worst comes to worst
if I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
if look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
if make as if to do something
if not know if one is coming or going
if sound as if
if what if
ifs no ifs, ands, or buts about it
ignorant play ignorant
ill fall ill
ill ill at ease
ill ill-disposed to doing something
I’ll I’ll drink to that!

ill ill-gotten gains
I’ll I’ll (try to) catch you later.
ill ill will
ill speak ill of someone
ill take ill
I’ll You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
I’m I’m awful at names.
I’m I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
I’m (I’m) sorry.
I’m I’m terrible at names.
image be the spit and image of someone
image be the spitting image of someone
imagine Can you imagine?
Imagine Imagine that!
immediate immediate occupancy
immemorial since time immemorial
impact on impact
impact (up)on impact
impartial fair and impartial
impasse reach an impasse
implicate implicate someone (in something)
important have more important fish to fry
impression make an impression (on someone)
impulse on impulse
impunity with impunity
in ace in the hole
in advanced in years
in air one’s dirty linen in public
in all in
in (all) in one breath
in (all) in the family
in along in years
in (another) nail in someone’s or something’s coffin
in Any port in a storm.
in arm in arm
in arrive in a body
in as alike as (two) peas in a pod
in (as) calm as a toad in the sun
in (as) slow as molasses in January
in (as) snug as a bug in a rug
in at this point (in time)
in back in circulation
in barge in (on someone or something)
in beard the lion in his den
in bear in mind that something is so
in bear someone or something in mind
in behind in something
in be swimming in something
in blaze a trail (in something)
in blow up in someone’s face
in born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
in break out in a cold sweat
in break out (in something)
in break someone or something in
in bring people or other creatures out in droves
in broad in the beam
in build castles in Spain
in build castles in the air
in burn one’s bridges in front of one
in burn someone in effigy
in burst in on someone or something
in bury one’s head in the sand
in butt in (on someone or something)
in buy a pig in a poke
in call someone or something in
in calm as a toad in the sun
in can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face
in cash in one’s chips
in cash in (on something)
in cash something in
in cast in the same mold
in cast one’s lot in with someone
in catch someone in the act (of doing something)
in caught in the act
in caught in the cross fire
in caught in the middle
in cave in (to someone or something)
in change horses in the middle of the stream
in check in (on someone or something)
in chime in (with something)
in chink in one’s armor
in chip in (on something)
in chip in something on something
in chip something in (on something)
in close in (on someone or something)
in clue someone in (on something)
in come down in the world
in come in a body
in come in for something
in come in handy
in come in out of the rain
in come out in the wash
in come up in the world
in confide in someone
in contradiction in terms
in count someone in (on something)
in cue someone in
in cut someone in
in dart in and out
in day in and day out
in day in, day out
in dead in someone’s or something’s tracks
in deal in something
in decide in favor of someone or something
in die in one’s boots
in dig in
in dig one’s heels in
in dog in the manger
in done in
in do not have a care in the world
in do someone or something in
in do something in a heartbeat
in do something in person
in do something in public
in do something in secret
in do something in vain
in double in brass
in down in the dumps
in down in the mouth
in drop in one’s tracks
in drop in (on someone)
in drop in (to say hello)
in dyed-in-the-wool
in engage in small talk

in even in the best of times
in (every) once in a while
in fall head over heels in love (with someone)
in fall in
in feel something in one’s bones
in fence someone in
in figure in something
in fill someone in (on someone or something)
in find it in one’s heart (to do something)
in first thing (in the morning)
in fish in troubled waters
in fit in someone
in fit in (with someone or something)
in fly in the face of someone or something
in fly in the teeth of someone or something
in follow in someone’s footsteps
in follow in someone’s tracks
in fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
in get a bee in one’s bonnet
in get a frog in one’s throat
in get along (in years)
in get a lump in one’s throat
in get an in (with someone)
in get ants in one’s pants
in get a word in edgeways
in get a word in edgewise
in get butterflies in one’s stomach
in get in on something
in get in (on the ground floor)
in get in someone’s hair
in get in touch (with someone)
in get it in the neck
in get one’s ducks in a row
in get one’s foot in the door
in get something out in the open
in get stars in one’s eyes
in give in (to someone or something)
in give one butterflies in one’s stomach
in go a long way in doing something
in go (a)round in circles
in go down in history
in go in a body
in go in for something
in go in one ear and out the other
in Go jump in the lake!
in Go play in the traffic!
in go to hell in a handbasket!
in go up in flames
in go up in smoke
in grounded in fact
in hand in glove (with someone)
in hand in hand
in hang in the balance
in hang in there
in hang someone in effigy
in hat in hand
in haul someone in
in have a bee in one’s bonnet
in have a finger in the pie
in have a foot in both camps
in have a frog in one’s throat
in have a hand in something
in have a keen interest in something
in have an in (with someone)
in have a run-in with someone
in have a say (in something)
in have a snowball’s chance in hell
in have a soft spot in one’s heart for someone or something
in have a vested interest in something
in have a voice (in something)
in have bats in one’s belfry
in have eyes in the back of one’s head
in have foot-in-mouth disease
in have it in for someone
in have method in one’s madness
in have one foot in the grave
in have one’s finger in the pie
in have one’s finger in too may pies
in have one’s hand in the till
in have one’s head in the clouds
in have one’s heart in the right place
in have one’s nose in a book
in have one’s nose in the air
in have one’s words stick in one’s throat
in have rocks in one’s head
in have someone or something in one’s hands
in have someone or something in tow
in have someone in one’s pocket
in have something in mind
in have something in common (with someone or something)
in have something in hand
in have something in stock
in have something in store (for someone)
in have something stick in one’s craw
in have the ball in one’s court
in have them rolling in the aisles
in have too many irons in the fire
in head over heels in debt
in head over heels in love (with someone)
in hem someone or something in
in Here’s mud in your eye.
in hide one’s face in shame
in hide one’s head in the sand
in hold someone or something in check
in hold someone in high regard
in home in (on someone or something)
in horn in (on someone or something)
in implicate someone (in something)
in in a bad mood
in in a bad way
in in abeyance
in in a bind
in in accordance with something
in in a (constant) state of flux
in in a coon’s age
in in addition (to something)
in in a dead heat
in in advance
in in a family way
in in a fix
in in a flash
in in a fog
in in a fool’s paradise
in in agreement

in in a haze
in in a huff
in in a jam
in in a jiffy
in in a lather
in in a little bit
in in (all) good conscience
in in all one’s born days
in in all probability
in in a mad rush
in in a month of Sundays
in in and of itself
in in a nutshell
in in any case
in in any event
in in a pinch
in in apple-pie order
in in a (pretty) pickle
in in a quandary
in in a real pickle
in in arrears
in in a rut
in in a sense
in in a snit
in in a split second
in in a stage whisper
in in a stew (about someone or something)
in in a stupor
in in a (tight) spot
in in a tizzy
in in at the kill
in in a vicious circle
in in awe (of someone or something)
in in a word
in in a world of one’s own
in in bad faith
in in bad sorts
in in bad taste
in in bad (with someone)
in in behalf of someone
in in between
in in black and white
in in bloom
in in blossom
in in brief
in in broad daylight
in in bulk
in in cahoots (with someone)
in in care of someone
in in case
in in character
in in clover
in in cold blood
in in cold storage
in in concert (with someone)
in in condition
in in consequence (of something)
in in consideration of something
in in contempt (of court)
in in creation
in in custody of someone or something
in in debt
in in deep
in in defiance (of someone or something)
in in denial
in in detail
in in disguise
in in drag
in in due course
in in due time
in in Dutch (with someone)
in in earnest
in in effect
in in essence
in in exchange (for someone or something)
in in existence
in in fact
in in fashion
in in favor of someone
in in favor (of someone or something)
in in fear and trembling
in in fine feather
in in flight
in in flux
in in force
in in for something
in in full swing
in in general
in in good condition
in in good faith
in in good hands
in in good repair
in in good shape
in in good spirits
in in good time
in in good (with someone)
in in great demand
in in great haste
in in hand
in in heat
in in heaven
in in high dudgeon
in in high gear
in in hindsight
in in hock
in in honor of someone or something
in in hopes of something
in in horror
in in hot water
in in ink
in in its entirety
in in its prime
in in jeopardy
in in (just) a minute
in in (just) a second
in in keeping (with something)
in in kind
in in labor
in in league (with someone)
in in less than no time
in in lieu of something
in in light of something
in in limbo
in in line

in in love (with someone or something)
in in luck
in in many respects
in in memory of someone
in in midair
in in mint condition
in in name only
in in need
in in neutral
in in no mood to do something
in in nothing flat
in in no time (at all)
in in no uncertain terms
in in one breath
in in one ear and out (of) the other
in in one fell swoop
in in one’s birthday suit
in in one’s blood
in in one’s book
in in one’s cups
in in one’s element
in in one’s glory
in in one’s mind’s eye
in in one’s opinion
in in one’s (own) backyard
in in one’s (own) (best) interest(s)
in in one’s prime
in in one’s right mind
in in one’s salad days
in in one’s second childhood
in in one’s spare time
in in one’s Sunday best
in in on the kill
in in orbit
in in order to do something
in in other words
in in over one’s head
in in park
in in part
in in passing
in in pencil
in in perpetuity
in in person
in in place
in in plain English
in in plain language
in in poor taste
in in practice
in in print
in in private
in in progress
in in proportion
in in public
in in pursuit of something
in in quest of someone or something
in in rags
in in reality
in in receipt of something
in in recent memory
in in rehearsal
in in remission
in in retrospect
in in return for (someone or something)
in in round figures
in in round numbers
in in ruin
in in search of someone or something
in in season
in in secret
in in session
in in seventh heaven
in in shambles
in in shape
in in short
in in sight
in (in) single file
in in so many words
in in someone else’s place
in in someone else’s shoes
in in someone’s or something’s custody
in in someone’s behalf
in in someone’s favor
in in someone’s name
in in someone’s prayers
in in some respects
in in some neck of the woods
in in spite of someone or something
in in step (with someone or something)
in in stock
in in storage
in instrumental in doing something
in in style
in in surgery
in in tandem
in in tatters
in in terms of something
in in the absence of someone or something
in in the act (of doing something)
in in the affirmative
in in the air
in in the altogether
in in the balance
in in the bargain
in in the best of health
in in the black
in in the blood
in in the buff
in in the bullpen
in in the cards
in in the care of someone
in in the case of someone or something
in in the charge of someone
in in the chips
in in the clear
in in the context of something
in in the course of time
in in the dark (about someone or something)
in in the doghouse
in in the doldrums
in in the driver’s seat
in in the event of something
in in the family
in in the final analysis
in in the first instance