in cold bloodmod. without feeling; with
cruel intent. Rocko kills in cold blood
and never gives it a thought. The prof
f lunked me in cold blood.
in cold storagemod. dead; in a state of
death. Rocko gets paid for putting his
subjects in cold storage. Poor old Jed is
in cold storage.
incy-wincy[“intsi”wintsi] mod. tiny. (See
also itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy.) Just give me
an incy-wincy bit. I’m on a diet. We ll ,
maybe an incy-wincy bit more wouldn’t
hurt.
in deep 1. mod. deeply involved (with
someone or something). Mary and
Sam are in deep. Bart is in deep with the
mob. 2. mod. deeply in debt. (Often with
with or to.) Sam is in deep with his
bookie. I’m in deep to the department
store.
in deep doo-doomod. in real trouble.
(Doo-doo= dung.) See what you’ve
done. Now you are in deep doo-doo. I
broke the window. Now I’m in deep doo-
doo.
in dragmod. wearing the clothing of the
opposite sex. (Usually refers to women’s
clothing.) Two actors in drag did a skit
about life on the farm. Gary looks bet-
ter in drag than he does in a suit.
in dribs and drabsmod. in small portions;
bit by bit. I’ll have to pay you what I
owe you in dribs and drabs. The whole
story is being revealed in dribs and drabs.
in Dutchmod. in trouble. I think I’m in
Dutch with my folks. I didn’t want to get
in Dutch with you.
in fine feather 1. mod. well dressed; of an
excellent appearance. Well, you are cer-
tainly in fine feather today. I like to be
in fine feather when I have to give a speech.
- mod. in good form; in good spirits.
Mary is really in fine feather tonight. I
feel in fine feather and ready to go!
initiativen. cocaine. (Drugs. See also in-
centive.) Maybe I need some more of
that initiative to get me going. That kind
of initiative is pretty expensive.
ink 1. n. cheap red wine. The old wino
prefers ink to anything else. All I have
is some ink. Is that okay? 2. n. publicity;
print media coverage of someone or
something. The movie star’s divorce got
a lot of ink for a few days. The new pres-
ident managed to get some ink every day,
but it wasn’t always good.
ink slingern. a professional writer; a news-
paper reporter. The ink slingers have
been at the candidates again. The prob-
lem is that there are too many ink slingers
around.
innieGo to insy.
in nothing flatmod. immediately. I’ll
be there in nothing f lat. She changed the
tire in nothing f lat.
in one’s bloodmod. inborn; part of one’s
genetic makeup. It’s in my blood. I can’t
help it. Running is in his blood. He
loves it.
in one’s something modephr. behaving
in a specified mode. (The something can
be replaced by work, sleep, hungry, an-
gry,etc.) I’m not very alert because I’m
still in my sleep mode. Todd is always in
his play mode when he should be working.
in orbit 1. mod. ecstatic; euphoric. She
was just in orbit when she got the letter.
Pete was in orbit over the promotion.- mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
Gary is in orbit and can’t see a hole in a
ladder. After having a six-pack all to
herself, Julie was in orbit.
in play 1. mod. being played; inbounds.
(Said of a ball in a game.) The ball’s
in play, so you made the wrong move.
No, it wasn’t in play, you twit! 2. mod.
having to do with a company (or its
stock) that is a candidate for acquisition
by another company. (Securities mar-
kets.) The company was in play, but no-
body was buying it. These deal stocks—
which are in play right now—offer
excellent buying opportunities.
in rare form 1. mod. well-tuned for a good
performance; at one’s best. He is in rare
form today. We are not exactly in rare
form on Monday mornings. 2. mod. alco-
hol intoxicated. Gert is in rare form, but
in rare form