in light of »
Given, considering.
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in line »
Positioned in a straight line.
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in no uncertain terms »
With great clarity, emphasis, or exactness; without any ambiguity.
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in one's right mind »
Sane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.
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in the dark »
Without light; somewhere that is dark.
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in the light of »
In the illumination from.
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in the limelight »
In the focus of attention, especially from the media.
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in the reign of Queen Dick »
When pigs fly; never.
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in the short run »
Lasting only a short time, shortsightedly.
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in the sun »
Exposed to sunlight.
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in vain »
In a disrespectful manner, especially when concerning religion.
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index finger »
digit
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into thin air »
Immediately and inexplicably out of sight.
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it's a long road that has no turning »
encouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.
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it's not what you know but who you know »
For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know
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