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in seventh heaven |
in a very good mood, feeling very happy
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When Smitty asked me to marry him, I was in seventh heaven.
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in sick bay |
very sick, very ill, as sick as a parrot, as sick as a dog
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"Where's Mel?" "In sick bay after last night's pub crawl."
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in step |
doing things in a similar way, together
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Are you in step with our youth? Do you understand how they feel?
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in stir |
(See in the tank)
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in stitches |
laughing hard, crack me up
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I was in stitches before she finished telling the joke.
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in store for |
in the future, going to happen
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Carlos didn't know what was in store for him in Canada.
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in stride |
(See take it in stride)
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in that vein |
similar, on the same topic, along those lines
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The prime minister talked about the sacrifices we had to bring in the present economic situation. Even the opposition went on in that vein.
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in the back of my mind |
in my memory, in your mind's eye
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In the back of my mind I could see our dog - asleep by the fire.
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in the bag |
drunk, loaded, sloshed
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Two drinks and she'll be in the bag. She gets drunk easily.
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