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The following 304 entries include the term in the..
fly in the ointment
phrase: a detracting factor or element
foot in the door
phrase: the initial step toward a goal
fork in the road
noun phrase: a place where a route of travel (as of a road, street, or path) diverges into multiple routes
hard in the paint
phrase: with intense and aggressive effort within the paint (see paint entry 2 sense 5) area of the court —often used in non-basketball contexts to communicate intense effort
head in the sand
phrase—used to indicate the refusal to acknowledge or deal with something unpleasant
head-in-the-sand
adjective: unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation
hole-in-the-wall
noun: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)
in the affirmative
phrase: with an affirmative reply : with a reply that means "yes"
in the aggregate
phrase: considered as a whole : collectively
in the air
phrase: being felt or expressed by many people : in wide circulation
in the bag
phrasein the balance
phrase: with the fate or outcome about to be determined
in the ballpark
phrase: approximately correct
in the blink of an eye
phrase: in an instant
in the bud
phrase: in an early stage of development
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