In a million years див. N-151.

in a minor key у мінорному тоні; жалібно, сумно;

Labour's campaign against the Rent Bill was conducted in a very minor key (D. W. L., June 1. 1957).

232. in a moment (тж. розм. in a mo) за­ раз, вмить; в один момент, за хвилину [то є скороченням від moment]; див. тж. Н-33 та W-18;

"Hey .Dick, sit you down," he called; "it's as cheap sitting as standing, [or all ! know." "In a mo." said Dick (7. Lindsay).

233. in a month of Sundays давно, дов- j гий час, протягом тривалого часу; див. тж.

М-1230;

Upon my word, I haven't talked so much in a month of Sundays (F. Norrts).

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in a narrow place див. І-152.

in an aside вбік, відвернувшись (ска­ зати щось);

"Jolly good poem, George," he said in an aside to me (ff. Wells).

in-and-in breeding 1) схрещування в межах однієї породи; 2) одруження між родичами з покоління в покоління.

in and out (гас. out and in) (який) то з'являється, то зникає; зовні і всередині.

in and out family заст. члени однієї сім'ї, які є завсідниками робітного дому.

in and out shop розм. ^ пасаж (ма­ газин, що має виходи на паралельні вулиці).

in and out work непостійна робота.

in an evil (або ill) hour в лиху, не­ щасливу годину; див. тж. А-758 та В-61;

This Mrs. Carey was a widow, and in an evil hour she and her pale daughter had embarked on their'enterprise (W. Maxwell).

242. in an (або one) instant (of time) від­ разу, зразу, раптом;

In an instant he had seen the emptiness, the incompleteness of his life (C. Hamilton).

He had been months winning her, she had confessed hardly a week ago; he had been the happiest and the proudest boy in the world only seven short days, and here, in one instant of time, she had gone out of his heart like a casual stranger whose visit Is done (M. Twain).

in an interesting condition (або si­ tuation, state) див. І-163.

in another place парл. в іншій пала­ ті, в палаті лордів;

"We used to say in my time in the House of Commons, when it was not the custom to allude to the Lords, and when the order of parliamentary proceedings was perhaps better observed than it is now — to be — in point of fact, " says Cousin Feenix. cherishing his joke, with great slyness, and finally bringing it out with a jerk," 'in another place!' " (Ch. Dickens).

in anticipation (of) чекаючи (чогось), у сподіванні, сподіваючись.

in an undertone (тж. in undertones) напівголосно; див. тж. 1-273 та S-1685;

"Have some of that applo-jeliy, dear. It's real nice." begged Mamma in an undertone (A. Cronin).

They spoke in undertones, furtively watching the door (G. Meredith).

247. in a nutshell в кількох словах, стис­ ло; коротко кажучи; див. тж. А-841; 1-301 та 1-319;

That is precisely what 1 say in my speeches to the farmers. That's our whole idea in a nutshell (7. London).