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  adjective phrase Suffering the ill effects of a hang-over: looking as hung over as you can get (1940s+)

• In the tub

  adjective phrase Bankrupt; ruined; in the dumper (1940s+)

• In the twinkling of an eye

  In an instant, as in The breakup of Yugoslavia created many warring nations in the twinkling of an eye. This hyperbolic expression, which alludes to the very brief time it takes for an eye to blink, is heard less often today. [ c. 1300 ]

• In the unlikely event

  If something improbable should occur. For example, In the unlikely event that I’m held up, please cover for me , or In the unlikely event that we should have snow in May, we’re still well equipped to cope with it also see under: in case , def. 2.

• In the water

  Related Terms dead in the water

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