be in the running - mít naději na vítězství

verb - to have a chance to win

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 

hang in the balance - být nejistý, viset na vlásku, být v nejistotě, být ohrožený

verb - to be uncertain

 

stand in the way - překážet, plést se do cesty, stát v cestě

verb - to be in an inconvenient place for somebody because you are blocking his way and it is difficult or impossible for him to do something

 

go up in smoke - lehnout popelem, selhat, jít do kytek

verb - to be destroyed by fire

 

be in the closet - nepřiznat sexuální orientaci

verb - not to tell people that you are gay

 

look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

 

drive-in - autokino

noun, American English - a place where people can watch a film from their cars

 

in progress - probíhající, v procesu

phrase, formal - happening at this time

 

in pawn - v zástavě, zastavený

adjective - (of a valuable object) used as a guarantee that you will pay back the money that you borrowed

 

in tow - v těsném závěsu, za sebou, za zády (někdo)

, informal - following closely behind you, usually because you want them to

in retrospect - při pohledu zpět, (viděno) z dnešního pohledu

adverb - thinking about past events, usually with a different opinion

in stitches - válející se smíchy, popadající se za břicho, smíchy bez sebe

adjective - laughing out loud

 

in ruins - v troskách

adjective - extremely damaged

 

in check - v šachu

adverb - under control, restrained