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[in consequence of]{prep.}, {formal} As a result of. •/In consequence of the deep snow, school will not open today./ •/In consequence of his promise to pay for the broken window, Bill was not punished./ Compare: BECAUSE OF, ON ACCOUNT OF.
[in consideration of]{adv. phr.} 1. After thinking about and weighing; because of. •/iN consideration of the boy’s young age, the judge did not put him in jail for carrying a gun./ 2. In exchange for; because of; in payment for. •/In consideration of the extra work Joe had done, his boss gave him an extra week’s pay./ Compare: IN RETURN.
[in days] or [weeks] or [years to come]{adv. phr.} In the future. •/In the years to come I will be thinking of my father’s advice about life./
[in deep]{adj. phr.} Seriously mixed up in something, especially trouble. •/George began borrowing small sums of money to bet on horses, and before he knew it he was in deep./ Compare: DEEP WATER, UP TO THE CHIN IN.
[in deep water] See: DEEP WATER.
[in defiance of]{prep.} Acting against; in disobedience to. •/The girl chewed gum in defiance of the teacher’s rule./ •/Bob stayed up late in defiance of the coach’s orders./
[in demand]{adj. phr.} Needed; wanted. •/Men to shovel snow were in demand after the snow storm./ •/The book about dogs was much in demand in the library./
[Indian] See: CIGAR-STORE INDIAN.
[Indian giver]{n. phr.} A person who gives one something, but later asks for it back. — An ethnic slur; avoidable. •/John gave me a beautiful fountain pen, but a week later, like an Indian giver, he wanted it back./
[Indian sign]{n.}, {informal} A magic spell that is thought to bring bad luck; curse; jinx; hoo-doo. — Used with "the", usually after "have" or "with"; and often used in a joking way. •/Bill is a good player, but Ted has the Indian sign on him and always beats him./ •/Father says that he always wins our checker games because he has put the Indian sign on me, but I think he is joking./ Compare: GET ONE’S NUMBER.
[Indian summer]{n. phr.} A dry and warm period of time late in the fall, usually in October. •/After the cold and foggy weather, we had a brief Indian summer, during which the temperature was up in the high seventies./
[in dispute]{adj. phr.} Disagreed about; being argued. •/The penalty ordered by the referee was in dispute by one of the teams./ •/Everyone in the clans wanted to say something about the subject in dispute./
[in doubt]{adv. phr.} In the dark; having some question or uncertainty. •/When in doubt about any of the words you’re using, consult a good dictionary./
[in due course] or [in due season] or [in due time] See: IN GOOD TIME(2).
[in due season] or [in due time] See: IN GOOD TIME.
[industrial park]{n.} A complex of industrial buildings and/or businesses usually located far from the center of a city in a setting especially landscaped to make such buildings look better. •/The nearest supermarket that sells car tires is at the industrial park twenty miles from downtown./
[in Dutch]{adj. phr.}, {slang} In trouble. •/George got in Dutch with his father when he broke a window./ •/John was in Dutch with his mother because he tore his new jacket./
[in earnest]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} Seriously; in a determined way. •/The beaver was building his dam in earnest./ •/Bill did his homework in earnest./ — Often used like a predicate adjective. Sometimes used with "dead", for emphasis. •/Betty’s friends thought she was joking when she said she wanted to be a doctor, but she was in dead earnest./
[in effect]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. The same in meaning or result. •/The teacher gave the same assignment, in effect, that she gave yesterday./ •/Helping your mother with the dishes is in effect earning your allowance./ 2. Necessary to obey; being enforced. •/The coach says that players must be in bed by midnight, and that rule is in effect tonight./ Syn.: IN FORCE.
[in effigy] See: HANG IN EFFIGY or BURN IN EFFIGY.
[in error]{adv. phr.} Wrong; mistaken. •/You were in error when you assumed that he would wait for us./
[in evidence]{adj. phr.} Easily seen; noticeable. •/The little boy’s measles were very much in evidence./ •/The tulips were blooming; spring was in evidence./
[in fact] also [in point of fact]{adv. phr.} Really truthfully. — Often used for emphasis. •/No one believed it but, in fact, Mary did get an A on her book report./ •/It was a very hot day; in fact, it was 100 degrees./ Compare: MATTER OF FACT.
[in favor of]{prep.} On the side of; in agreement with, •/Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party./ •/Most girls are in favor of wearing lipstick./ Compare: IN BACK OF(2).
[in fear and trembling] See: FEAR AND TREMBLING.
[in fear of]{adj. phr.} Fearful of; afraid of. •/They live so close to the border that they are constantly in fear of an enemy attack./