English Idioms - letter I

Idiom	Definition	Usage
if worst comes to worst	If the worst scenario occurs	If worst comes to worst we must cancel our vacation.
ill at ease	uncomfortable	He appeared to be ill at ease during the interview.
in a bind	in trouble	They will really be in a bind if they cannot sell their house.
in a family way	pregnant	Our new secretary is in a family way and plans to quit work soon.
in a fog	confused	He is always in a fog and never seems to know what is going on.
in a haze	confused	He is always in a haze and never seems to know what is going on.
in a hole	in trouble	He really is in a hole now that he has problems at work.
in a hurry	rushed	I am in a hurry and cannot talk now.
in a jam	in trouble	He is really in a jam at work.
in a nutshell	briefly	Please explain the problem to the group in a nutshell.
in a pig's eye	Unlikely that	In a pig's eye he is gonna show up on time.
in a pinch	temporarily	This tool will do in a pinch if you cannot find another one.
in a rush	in a hurry	They were in a rush to get to the party.
in a rut	always doing the same thing	She is depressed an in a rut again.
in a spot	in a difficult situation	He will be in a spot if he cannot pass the entrance exams.
in a way	somewhat	I would like to go with you in a way.
in a word	Briefly	In a word, I think that you need to study more.
in a world of one's own	thinking and unaware of her surroundings	She always seems to be in a world of her own.
in advance	ahead of time	They bought the tickets in advance so that they could get good seats.
in and out	coming in and going out	The boss has been in and out of his office the entire day.
in any case	Absolutely	In any case, we can meet at the coffee shop.
in any event	Absolutely	In any event, we can meet at the coffee shop.
in charge of	in control of	The new employee will be in charge of production.
in deep	deeply involved	They are really in deep with each other.
in short supply	less than the amount needed	These days the amount of oil is in short supply.
in stock	available	The new paints are in stock.
in the bag	settled	Everything is in the bag. There is nothing to worry about.
in the black	making money	The company has been in the black since last year.
in the long run	over time	The company lost money but should be okay in the long run.
in the market for	looking for and ready to buy	She is in the market for a new car.
in the red	losing money	The company has been in the red since last year.
in the works	being planned	The new line of products is in the works.