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Идиомы на букву I

• I/you/he for one
  что касается меня (тебя, его), я (ты, он) например

  A lot of people do not like certain foods. I for one never eat fish.
• icing on the cake
  что-либо, улучшающее ситуацию

  We were able to buy a spacious house and the fact was the icing on the cake.
• idiot box
  телевизор

  My brother sits glued to the idiot box all day long.
• if looks could kill
  убийственный \ злобный взгляд; "если бы взглядом можно было убить"

  If looks could kill, then the look he gave me would have killed me at once.
• if so
  раз так, в таком случае

  He won't die unless we abandon him; and if so, we will be answerable for his death.
• if the shoe fits wear it
  принимать замечание на свой счёт, "на воре шапка горит"

  Ann was mortally offended by my harmless remark. I looked at her and said that if the shoe fits, wear it.
• if worst comes to worst
  в худшем случае, на худой конец

  Even if worst comes to worst, she has got enough to live on for six months at least.
• ill at ease
  чувствовать себя неловко, нервничать

  I saw that Jimmy felt ill at ease and decided not to tell him about his failure.
• ill will
  недоброжелательность, неприязнь

  John and George are rivals, and there is much ill will between them.
• ill-disposed to (do something)
  проявлять нежелание делать что-либо

  They seem to be ill-disposed to cooperate with us.
• ill-gotten gains
  (что-либо) добытое нечестным путём

  "I am sure Mr. Bobtail's wealth is ill-gotten gains."
• IMF
  International Monetary Fund - Международный валютный фонд (МВФ)

  The IMF or International Monetary Fund is an international agency that works to stabilize currencies.
• implicate (someone) in (something)
  впутывать, подозревать кого-либо в чём-либо

  Two officials were implicated in a bribery scandal.
• in (someone's) black books
  быть в немилости у кого-либо

  Mr. Blackberry has been in his wife's black books since he started to come home late.
• in (someone's) clutches
  под жёстким контролем, "в тисках"

  I suppose Steve is in his parents' clutches because he is not as responsible as he should be.
• in (someone's) favor
  в чью-либо пользу

  The judge ruled in the favor of the complainant in his dispute with the landlord.
• in (someone's) name
  на имя кого-либо

  Wanda had put all of their property in her husband's name so that it would be easier to get a loan on it.
• in (someone's) prayers
  в чьих-либо молитвах

  Sasha's friend Andrew was in his prayers when the latter went on an expedition to the North Pole.
• in (someone's) shoes
  на чьём-либо месте

  "If I were in your shoes, I would have done the same."
• in a bad mood
  в плохом настроении

  That morning Sara woke up in a bad mood.
• in a bad way
  в плохом \ критическом состоянии

  He was still in a bad way after the operation.
• in a bind
  безвыходное положение, тупик

  Alec thought he might be in a bind if he didn't find a job soon.
• in a coon's age
  очень долгое время

  I have not been at the theater in a coon's age.
• in a family way
  быть беременной, ожидать ребёнка

  Vivian usually said delicately that she was in a family way when she had to mention such matters.
• in a flash
  быстро

  Collin didn't suppose that he would be finished with the job interview in a flash.
• in a fog (haze)
  растерянный, в замешательстве

  When Anna told me the sad news, I found myself in a fog; I was thoroughly confused.
• in a fool's paradise
  нереальный мир, мир фантазий; призрачное счастье

  "I think you are living in a fool's paradise; it's time you were more realistic."
• in a hole
  в трудном \ стеснённом положении

  Jane is in an embarrassing position at work; she is really in a hole now.
• in a huff
  в припадке раздражения или гнева

  After the quarrel with his wife Jack left the house in a huff.
• in a hurry
  второпях, поспешно

  In the morning Martha is always in a hurry; she is afraid to be late for work.
• in a jam
  в трудном положении

  He found himself in a jam when he had lost his job.
• in a jiffy
  очень быстро, моментально

  "It won't take long to fix your radio. I'll have it ready for you in a jiffy."
• in a kind/sort of way
  до некоторой степени, отчасти

  In a sort of way she pitied George as he sat there, very much the skeleton in his dilapidated striped suit.
• in a lather
  (быть) взволнованным и обеспокоенным

  I was in a lather when my son hadn't come home from school.
• in a little bit
  скоро, вскоре

  "I will come to see you in a little bit."