| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| in the driver's seat |
controlling events or decisions, in charge
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Money and talent will put you in the driver's seat - in control.
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| in the fast lane |
(See life in the fast lane)
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| in the flesh |
the person (not a photo or recording of the person)
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Julia was there - in the flesh, standing right in front of me!
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| in the gutter |
having dirty thoughts or ideas
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Pornography puts his mind in the gutter - lusting after flesh.
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| in the hole |
having lost money when gambling or investing
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By the time he left the poker game he was $500 in the hole.
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| in the hole |
in solitary confinement, in a dark jail cell
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If a prisoner tries to escape they put him in the hole.
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| in the hoosegow |
(See in the slammer)
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| in the jug |
(See in the slammer)
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| in the know |
informed, knowledgeable, (compare) in the dark
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Ask Joan about global warming. She's in the know.
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| in the lap of luxury |
living in comfort, living high on the hog
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If I win the lottery, we'll be rich. We'll live in the lap of luxury.
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