Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

in single file
- lined up, one behind the other
Everybody lined up in single file behind the leader of each group.
(not) in so many words
- (not) exactly, (not) explicitly
My teacher told me about the problems in our class but not in so many words.
in some/many respects
- with regard to some or many details
In many respects our new house is much more convenient than our previous one.
in some way/ways
- in some unspecified way or manner, by some unspecified means
In some ways I know what my friend thinks but in some ways I do not.
in (someone's) clutches
- in the control of someone who has power over someone else
I think that the young boy is in his friend's clutches and can't make up his mind for
himself.
in (someone's) favor
- to someone's advantage or credit
The judge decided the court case in our favor and we didn't have to pay the court
costs.
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