CHANEL NUMBER 3: IN EXPRESSIONS

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in its heyday

the most successful or popular period of someone or something:

In their heyday, they sold as many records as all the other groups in the country put together.

in two minds

to be unable to decide about something:

I was in two minds whether or not to come this morning.

in the same boat

in the same difficult situation as someone else:

None of us has any money, so we’re all in the same boat.

be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste

to be unacceptable in a way that will upset or anger people:

He told a joke about death that I thought was in poor taste considering that Steve's father had just died.

in keeping with

appropriate or expected in a particular situation; in agreement with something

• The latest results are in keeping with our earlier findings.

in jeopardy

in danger of being damaged or destroyed:

The lives of thousands of birds are in jeopardy as a result of the oil spill.

in due course

at a suitable time in the future:

You will receive notification of the results in due course. [formal]

in (great) demand

If someone or something is in demand, many people want or need to have or to buy them:

Good teachers are always in demand.

be in its infancy

to be very new and still developing:

The system is still in its infancy.

in proportion to

relative to

in inverse proportion to

If one thing is in inverse proportion or relation to another, the more one thing increases the more the other thing decreases:

Their generosity was in inverse proportion to their income.

in the nick of time

at the last possible moment:

We got there just in the nick of time.

in favor of sth/sb

instead of sth/sb

trim

to make something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it

hedges, beard, hair, budget, photo

prune

to cut off branches from a tree, bush, or plant, especially so that it will grow better in the future

trees, roses, bushes

mow

to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together:

mow the grass You can't mow the grass if it's wet.

mow the lawn They have a gardener who mows the lawns and prunes the shrubbery.

clip

to cut something with scissors or a similar sharp tool, especially to make it tidier

nails, claws, hedges, beard, wool

shave

to remove hair from the body, especially a man's face, by cutting it close to the skin with a razor, so that the skin feels smooth

legs, head