Mục chỉ tương đương với Mỹ cho mỗi cách nói riêng của tiếng Anh và thường cung cấp giải thích thêm. Vật liệu bổ sung có giá trị xuất hiện trong hai phụ lục, lần đầu tiên trong đó vạch ra các sự khác biệt cơ bản giữa Anh và tiếng Mỹ về cú pháp, phát âm, dấu chấm câu, chính tả. | 182 in a way in a great way in a way in a great way. See way. in someone s bad books Inf. in dutch with someone Inf. Variant in someone s black books. Synonymous with in the cart. in baulk balk Inf. in a spot Inf. Meaning in difficulties. in care in a foster home incident room approx. situation room A term beloved of English detective story writers temporary headquarters set up during the investigation of the crime a control room where the hero-detective and staff meet and discuss things. indent n. . requisition indexed. See index-linked. index-linked adj. adjusted for inflation Describes savings programs investments etc. where the income and or capital are geared to the British cost-of-living index the UK General Index of Retail Prices RPI for short . Index-linked is sometimes shortened to indexed and the process has been dubbed indexation which can be applied to wages and salaries as well. Indian. See red Indian. Indian meal corn meal An old-fashioned term little used nowadays just as Indian corn is little used to mean what Americans call corn and Britons sweetcorn. indicators n. pl. car signals And to signal that you re turning you indicate. indoors at home industrial action union protest activity Anything from a slow down to a full-fledged strike. industrial estate. See under estate. ingle-nook n. chimney corner A word that summons up an irresistibly cozy even stirring image of the quintessential Briton by his or her hearth. Rooms in old houses sometimes have fireplaces as much as eight or ten feet wide with a grate or stove in the center from which the smoke runs into a narrow flue. Comfortable chairs can be placed on either side within the fireplace. ingrowing adj. ingrown Referring to toenails or facial hair. The Americans seem resigned to a fait accompli. inspectorate 183 in hand 1. at one s disposal 2. under control 1. As in Aberdeen still has two games in hand and though trailing at the moment might yet win the Scottish first division football soccer .
