I
Idioms beginning with "I"
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[in one's glory] {adj. phr.}
Pleased and contented with yourself.
When John won the race, he was in his glory.
Tom is very vain, and praise puts him in his glory.
[in one's good graces] or [in one's good books] {adv. phr.}
Approved of by you; liked by someone.
Ruth is in her mother's good graces because she ate all her supper.
* /Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of […]
[in one's hair] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Bothering you again and again; always annoying.
Johnny got in Father's hair when he was trying to read the paper by running and shouting.
* /The grown-ups sent the children out to play so that the children […]
[in one's heart of hearts] {adv. phr.}
Deep down where it really matters; in one's innermost feelings.
In my heart of hearts, I think you're the nicest person in the whole world.
[in one's mind's eye] {adv. phr.}
In the memory; in the imagination.
In his mind's eye he saw again the house he had lived in when he was a child.
In his mind's eye, he could see just what the vacation was going to be like.