in touch
having regular contact or communication
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in touch with somebody
having regular contact or communication with someone
in town
present or available in a particular city or urban area
in turn
one after the other in a series or sequence
in twig
Handsome; stilish. The cove is togged in twig; the fellow is dressed in the fashion.
in two jumps
very quickly or in a short amount of time
in two shakes
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in vain
Without success or effect
in view of
Considering something
in virtue of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in wine
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in winter
during the winter season
in with a chance
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in words of one syllable
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
inch along
to move very slowly and carefully
inch away
to slowly and quietly move away from something
inch back
to retreat or move back slightly
inch by inch
Progressing slowly and gradually
inch forward
to make slow and gradual progress
inch up
to increase or move slowly and gradually
Inchcape Rock
A rocky reef (also known as the Bell Rock) about 12 miles from Arbroath in the North Sea (Inch or Innis means island). It is dangerous for navigators, and therefore the abbot of Arbroath, or "Aberbrothok," fixed a bell on a float, which gave notice to sailors of its whereabouts. Southey's ballad tells how Ralph the Rover, a sea pirate, cut the bell from die float, and was wrecked on his return home on the very rock.
Income Tax
From the days of the Revolution of 1688 English statesmen have taken steps in one direction or another to introduce a tax on
incredibubble
incredible
increds
Incredible.
Independence Day
July 4th, which is kept as a national holiday in the United States of America, because the declaration by the American States, declaring the colonies free and independent and absolved from all allegi- ance to Great Britain, was signed on that day (1776).
indescribables
trousers
India Company
It is said that "John" is a perversion of "Hon."; no doubt Hon., like Hans, may be equal to John, but probably "John Company*' is allied to the familiar "John Bull.
india paper
A creamy-coloured printing- paper originally made in China and Japan from vegetable fibre, and used for taking off the finest proofs of engraved plates; hence India proof, the proof of an engraving on India paper, before lettering.
india wipe
A silk handkerchief.
Indian Bible
The first complete Bible printed in America, being translated into the dialect of the Indians of Massachusetts by John Eliot, and published by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson (with the king's permission) in 1663.
indian file
One after the other, singly. The American Indians, when they go on an expedition, march one by one. The one behind carefully steps in the footprints of the one before, and the last man of the file is supposed to obliterate the footprints. Thus, neither the track nor the number of invaders can be traced.
indian red
Red haematite (peroxide of iron), found abundantly in the Forest of Dean,
Indian sign
A sign or omen indicating something will happen
indian summer
The autumnal summer, occurring as a rule in the early part of October. It is often the finest and mildest part of the whole year, especially in North America.
indians from twenty-eight tribes
Originally the insignia was an old Indian symbol of the swastika, but when Hitler adopted it they changed the division insignia to another traditional Indian symbol, the Thunderbird, sacred bearer of unlimited happiness. 63rd: Blood and Fire.
indict a ham sandwich
To accuse or condemn someone or something unjustly or without sufficient evidence
indies
Black Indies; Newcastle.
indorser
A sodomite. To indorse with a cudgel; to drub or beat a man over the back with a stick, to lay CANE upon Abel.
inexpressibles
UNUTTERABLES, UNMENTIONABLES, UNWHISPERABLES, or SIT UPONS, trousers, the nether garments. All affected terms, having their origin in a most unpleasant squeamishness.
infant in arms
One that cannot yet walk and so has to be carried, but a nation in arras is one in which all the people are prepared for war.
infantry
Nursery term for children; LIGHT INFANTRY, fleas.
inferiority complex
A term applied to a supposed feeling of inferiority in persons who appear over-conscious of their own short- comings.
Infernal Column
So the corps of Latour d'Auvergne (1743-1800) — "the First Grenadier of France" — was called, from its terrible charges with the bayonet.
ingerland
England.
Ingrain Colours
See KNAVE IN GRAIN under GRAIN. Inhibition, in psychology, is an unconscious force forbidding what would otherwise be an impulse or urge.
ink
Publicity.
ink in
to sign or confirm something formally
inkhorn terms
A common term in Eliza- bethan times for pedantic expressions which smell of the lamp. The inkhorn was the receptacle for ink which pedants and peda- gogues wore fastened to the clothing.
inkle weavers
Supposed to be a very brotherly set of people; 'as great as two inkle weavers' being a proverbial saying.
inlaid
Well inlaid; in easy circumstances, rich or well to pass.
inner circle
A small group of people closest to someone in power
inner ear
A part of the ear that helps with balance and hearing
inner strength
Mental or emotional resilience and determination
innings
Earnings, good fortune; "he’s had a long INNINGS," i.e., a good run of luck, with plenty of cash flowing in. From the distinction between INNINGS and outings at cricket and kindred games.
innocents
One of the innocents; a weak or simple person, man or woman.
Inns of Court
The four voluntary societies which have the exclusive right of calling to the
inquire of
To ask.
ins and outs
Details and complexities of a situation
insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.