Idioms beginning with I
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Meaning: to be underway
Example: The project has been in the pipeline since forever. I am not sure if it will ever get completed. Read more ➺
Meaning: a competition where the outcome is difficult to predict or judge
Example: I think this year's election would be anyone's call. Both the candidates seem to have an equally divided support base. Read more ➺
Meaning: a bold, defiant or aggressive manner
Example: Unable to tolerate Jack's in your face attitude anymore, his boss fired him from the job. Read more ➺
Meaning: naked
Example: The model created a sensation when she posed for a magazine cover in the buff. Read more ➺
idle hands are the devil’s tools
Meaning: if you have nothing to do, you are likely to do some mischief
Example: All the kids should be kept busy while you are away; idle hands are the devil's tools. Read more ➺
Meaning: when something good is added to another good thing that you already have
Example: Everyone expected him to do well in the exams. Getting first rank was the icing on the cake. Read more ➺
Meaning: This is an expression of not believing something very strongly.
Example: If you are really able to climb that 8 feet wall by yourself then I'll eat my hat. Read more ➺
if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
Meaning: To wish for things does not yield to anything.
Example: She told me she wanted to become Miss Universe and I said, "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride". How else was I to react to such an absurd thing? Read more ➺
Meaning: In the moment, instantly.
Example: I will be there in a trice, stop calling me so often. Read more ➺
if it’s not one thing, it’s the other
Meaning: Expresses frustration when multiple problems occur one after another.
Example: If it's not one thing, it's the other—first the car broke down, now the power’s out. Read more ➺
