I'll say
I agree or acknowledge
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I'll tell you
I'll inform or explain something to you
I'm a Dutchman if I do
A strong refusal. During the rivalry between England and Holland in the 17th century, the word Dutch was synonymous with all that was false and hateful, and when a man said, "I would rather be a Dutchman than do what you ask me," he used the strongest terms of refusal that words could express.
i'm free to confess
There's nothing to prevent me admitting. . . . To have a free hand. See HAND.
i'm going to have to give you the pink slip
To fire or lay someone off from their job
I'm here all week
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
i'm in a pretty pickle
In a sorry plight, or state of disorder. How cam's! thou in this pickle ?
I'm not being funny
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
I'm not telling you
Refusing to reveal information
I'm not the one
I am not responsible for something
I'm sozzy
I'm sorry.
I'm sure
used to express agreement or confirmation
I'm telling you
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
I'm tired of Love: I'm still more tired of Rhyme. But Money gives me pleasure all the time. (Hilaire Belloc)
Material wealth is more satisfying than emotional or artistic pursuits
i'n
isn't
Iberia's Pilot
Christopher Columbus (1446 ?- 1507). Launched with Iberia's pilot from the steep, To worlds unknown, and isles beyond the deep. CAMPBELL: The Pleasures of Hope, fa.
ice cool
Completely calm and composed, especially in a difficult situation
ice maiden
A cold and unemotional woman
ice queen
A cold and unemotional person, usually a woman.
Iceland Dogs
Shaggy, white dogs, once great favourites as lap-dogs. Shakespeare mentions them in Henry V, where he makes Pistol call Nym in contempt a "prick-eared cur of Ice- land.
Ich Dien
According to a Welsh tradition, Edward I promised to provide Wales
iche weene the porters are drunk
Will they not dup the gate to-day — EDWARDS: Damon and Pythias (1571).
icing on the cake
An additional pleasure or benefit that makes an already good situation even better
Icon Basilike
See EIKON BASUJGKE. Iconoclasts (Gr., "image breakers"). Re- formers who rose in the Eastern Church in the 8tia century, and were specially opposed to the employment of pictures, statues, emblems, and ail visible representations of sacred objects.
iddy-umpty
Morse code.
idea pot
The knowledge box, the head. See KNOWLEDGE BOX.
idiot box
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
idiot mittens
hand warmers or gloves connected at the wrist
idle hands are the devil's workshop
People with nothing to do may get into trouble or mischief
idle worms
It was once supposed that little worms were bred in the fingers of idle servants.
if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well
One should strive for excellence in every task
if all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail
A limited set of skills leads to overly simplistic solutions
if and when
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
if anything
used to indicate a possibility or exception
if anything can go wrong, it will
Everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong
If anything can go wrong, it will (Also referred to as Murphy's law)
Things that can go wrong will go wrong
if at first you do not succeed, try, try again
Keep trying until you achieve success
if at first you don't succeed, try try again
indicates the importance of persistence in the pursuit of success.
if fortune favours, beware of being exalted; if fortune thunders, beware of being overwhelmed
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If God had meant us to fly, he would have given us wings
Humans should not try to do things beyond their natural abilities
if I were you
giving advice from the speaker's perspective
if I'm honest
To speak truthfully, without hiding one's real opinion
if I'm not there, start without me
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there would be no work for tinkers
Speculation is useless, take action
If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas
Speculation is useless, especially about unfortunate events
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Leave something alone if it is working satisfactorily
if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
Something that seems perfect or ideal is likely to be false or misleading
if it were a snake, it would have bit you
Something is very close or obvious
if it were not for hope the heart would break
Hope helps people endure difficult situations
if it's all the same
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
if necessary
if needed or required
if need be
if it becomes necessary
if needs be
if necessary or required
if nothing else
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
If on St
Vincent's Day the sky is clear More wine than water will crown the year.
if only
Expressing a wish that something were true
if pigs had wings
something is highly unlikely to happen
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. (William Blake)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill. (Francis Bacon)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.