In the act of (doing something)
While doing something.The young man was arrested in the act of stealing an MP3 player from the store.
It figures
It seems likely, it seems reasonable.It figures that the children were loud while they were playing.
Issue a call for (something)
To make a public invitation or request for something.The government issued a call for people to donate goods to help the hurricane victims.
Irons in the fire
The things that one is doing, the projects with which a person is busy.Recently, my coworker has too many irons in the fire. That is why he... Read more →
Iron out (something) iron (something) out
To work out something, to solve a problem.We have ironed out all of our problems at work and we are doing better now.
Invest (something) in (something)
To put one's time and effort and energy into doing something.We are investing a lot of time in the project for the new counseling center for... Read more →
Invasion of (someone’s) privacy
Intruding and causing someone to lose their privacy.It was an invasion of our privacy when the supervisor opened the mail that we received in... Read more →
Into thin air
Completely, without anything left.The group of hikers vanished into thin air and were never heard from again.
Into being
Into existence.The new parking regulations came into being early last week.
Interested in (someone)
To have a romantic interest in someone and possibly want to date that person.My sister is interested in someone from her university biology... Read more →