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in invidia esse alicuito be hated by some one.Rate it:

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in ius, in iudicium vocare aliquemto summon some one before the court.Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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in litteris elaborare (De Sen. 8. 26)to apply oneself very closely to literary, scientific work.Rate it:

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in manibus aliquem gestareto carry in one's arms.Rate it:

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in manibus habere aliquid (also metaphorically)to have something in one's hands, on hand.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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in maximam spem aliquem adducere (Att. 2. 22. 3)to inspire some one with the most brilliant hopes.Rate it:

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in meliorem spem, cogitationem aliquem inducere (Off. 2. 15. 53)to induce some one to take a brighter view of things.Rate it:

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in oculis aliquem ferreto cherish as the apple of one's eye.Rate it:

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in odio esse apud aliquemto be hated by some one.Rate it:

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in offensionem alicuius incurrere (Verr. 1. 12. 35)to hurt some one's feelings.Rate it:

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in officio manere (Att. 1. 3)to remain faithful to one's duty.Rate it:

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In One Ear and Out the OtherNot to pay any serious attention to something, ignore something without turning any ear to itRate it:

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in one hell of a hurryIn a very great hurry; very fast or hastily.Rate it:

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in one's altitudesdrunk.Rate it:

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in one's armourHaving the courage of drunkenness; pot-valiant.Rate it:

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in one's bookUsed other than as an idiom: see in, one's, book.Rate it:

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in one's bookIn one's opinion.Rate it:

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in one's cupsDrunk.Rate it:

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in one's dreamsUsed to express the speaker's belief that a preceding statement expressed a desired rather than an actual state of affairs.Rate it:

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in one's elementIn a situation which is entirely appropriate or familiar.Rate it:

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in one's faceOnto or into someone's face.Rate it:

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in one's faceIn front of someone's face; before someone's eyes.Rate it:

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in one's headMentally.Rate it:

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in one's headWithin one's imagination; without basis in reality.Rate it:

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in one's headWithin one's intellect, memory, or mind.Rate it:

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in one's headUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see in,‎ one's,‎ head.Rate it:

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in one's pocketSubject to one's whims because of bribery.Rate it:

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in one's right mindSane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.Rate it:

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in one's stockinged feetWearing socks, stockings or other hosiery on one's feet but no shoes.Rate it:

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in one's wildest dreamsMuch better than one could ever expect.Rate it:

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in ore omnium or omnibus (hominum or hominibus, but only mihi, tibi, etc.) esseto be in every one's mouth.Rate it:

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in periculum capitis, in discrimen vitae se inferreto recklessly hazard one's life.Rate it:

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in potestate, in dicione alicuius esseto be subject to some one, under some one's dominion.Rate it:

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in proposito susceptoque consilio permanereto persevere in one's resolve.Rate it:

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in provinciam proficisci (Liv. 38. 35)to set out for one's province.Rate it:

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in rem publicam omni cogitatione curaque incumbere (Fam. 10. 1. 2)to devote one's every thought to the state's welfare.Rate it:

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in sententia manere, permanere, perseverare, perstareto abide by, persist in one's opinion.Rate it:

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in strideWithout disturbing one's course of activities.Rate it:

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in suspicionem alicui venireto be suspected by some one.Rate it:

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in terrorem conicere aliquemto overwhelm some one with terror.Rate it:

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in the canAt a late stage of completion, generally when the actual work is done and some finalizing process must be undertaken.Rate it:

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in the flower of one's youthwhen one was young and happyRate it:

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in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is kingAmong others with a disadvantage or disability, the one with the mildest disadvantage or disability is regarded as the greatest.Even someone without much talent or ability is considered special by those with no talent or ability at all.Rate it:

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in the same breathSaid or done almost simultaneously, in one sequence.Rate it:

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in the zoneIn a mental state of focused concentration on the performance of an activity, in which one dissociates oneself from distracting or irrelevant aspects of one's environment.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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in too deepIn a situation where one can't cope.Rate it:

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In Two Shakes of a Lamb's TailToo fast, immediately and at once without any delayRate it:

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