Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

in perpetuity
- eternally, forever
The school was given the right to use the city park for sports in perpetuity.
in person
- actually present at a place or event
I had to go to the bank and sign the papers in person.
in place
- in the proper place or location
Everything in the room was in place when we arrived for the meeting.
in place of (someone or something)
- instead of someone or something
I was able to play in the soccer tournament in place of an injured player.
in plain language/English
- in simple and clear language
My bank explained to me in plain English what the terms of the loan were.
in point of fact
- really, truthfully
In point of fact there were not enough people at the meeting to vote on the proposal.
in practice
- in the actual doing of something
In practice the business does not operate the way that you would expect it to.
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