(1)Intheair:尚未确定的
Someneighbouringgovernments'concreteplanstoalleviatetheireconomicproblemsarestillintheair.
(2)Inclover:(常和"live"连用)生活舒适
Thoselivingincloverwillnotbeabletounderstandthemiseryofthepoor.
(3)Indeepwater:深深陷入困境
Youhadbettergetawayfromthatbusinessoryouwillbeindeepwaterwithnoonetopullyouout.
(4)Inlowspirits:士气低沉的
What'swrongwithyouYoulookedfineamomentago.Whyareyounowinlowspirits?
(5)Inafix:面临困境
Somenewly-wedsareinafixnow;whencantheygettheirHDBflatsandmovein
(6)Inaflutter:处在紧张状态中
Thenewsaboutthedignitary'svisitputthestaffinaflutter.
(7)Infullswing:如火如荼地
Thecelebrationforwelcomingthevictoriousnationalteamisalreadyinfullswing.
(8)Intheknow:知道详情的
Themanagerhasresigned.Forfurtherinformation,pleaseseethesecretary,whoisintheknow.
(9)Inlimbo:处于不确定的状态中
Thedecisionontheoverseaprojectisinlimbo,duetosomeindeterminatefactors.
(10)Inaflash:瞬息间
Idon'tknowwhathappenedtoGrace,whowentoutandretunedinaflash.
(11)Inthelimelight:众人注意的焦点
Onceapersonbecomesfamous,hewillbeinthelimelight.allthetimewithverylitteprivatetime.
(12)Inanutshell:简而言之
Ihavealottosayabouthislatestbook,buttoputitinanutshell,itisagoodwork.
(13)Intheoffing:即将到来
Accordingtoanewspaerreport,aminorcabinetreshuffleisintheoffing.
(14)Inthepipeline:在准备中
TheTVmagazineindicatesthatsomenewTVserialsareinthepipeline.
(15)Intheopen:公开的
Thehearsayaboutaminister'sresignationhasnowbecomeafact;everythingisnowintheopen.
(16)Inthesameboat:面临同样的不幸处境
Ifacompanycannotsurvive,manyotherswillbeinthesameboat,andworkingpeoplewillbeinforahardlife.
(17)Instepwith:和……符合
Isitpossibletoexpecttheopinionofeverymembertobeinstepwiththatofthepartyleaders?
(18)Instorefor:即将发生;即将到来
Foreverycapableperson,thereisapromisingfutureinstoreforhim.
(19)Intheswim:通晓时务
Ifyouaretokeepyourinformationuptodate,pleaseseeJimmy,whoisalwaysintheswim.
(20)Inatightsqueeze:(财务等)紧缩
Wheninatightsqueeze,acompanyhastoresorttothebankforassistance.