| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| in a blue moon |
(See once in a blue moon)
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| in a cold sweat |
very nervous or scared, scared spitless
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As Doug waited to speak to the audience he felt breathless and
shaky. His hands felt cold and damp. He was in a cold sweat!
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| in a coon's age |
in many years, for a long time, for a dog's age
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Hello, Uncle Henry! I haven't seen you in a coon's age!
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| in a family way |
pregnant, a bun in the oven
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Carey's in a family way. She's due to have her baby soon.
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| in a fix |
in a bad situation, in a jam
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Without matches or food, the lost boys were in quite a fix.
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| in a flap |
worried or upset, in a hurry
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Kate is in a flap again. Her dog is sick.
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| in a flash |
very quickly, in no time
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If you're in trouble, Superman will be there in a flash.
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| in a flutter |
(See in a tizzy)
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| in a funk |
in a bad mood, frustrated, in a snit
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Rick is in a funk today because Muriel hasn't called him.
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| in a jam |
in a difficult position, in trouble
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I was in a jam. I had no money to pay the rent.
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