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Question 1

Inject into & inject with

Answer 1

to give a hypodermic injection of something to someone or an animal.

The nurse injected the medicine into my arm. He injected a very large dose into the patient.

Question 2

Inject into 0

Answer 2

Lit. to squirt something, such as oil, water, etc., into something.

The pump injected the oil into the wheel bearings when I squeezed the lever. The mechanic injected a solvent into the lock.

Question 3

Inject into 0

Answer 3

Fig. to put something, such as humor, excitement, etc., into a situation.

Let’s inject a little humor into this dismal affair. She likes to inject a lot of excitement into her books.

Question 4

Ink in 0

Answer 4

to fill in an outline with ink.

Please ink the drawing in with care. Ink in the drawing carefully.

Question 5

Ink in 0

Answer 5

to write something in ink.

Please ink your name in on the dotted line. Now, ink in your signature on this line right here.

Question 6

-an- inking (about)

Answer 6

an idea about someone or something; a hint about the nature of someone or something. (*Typically: get ~ ; have ~ ; give someone ~ .)

I had an inkling about the problems that you were going to run into.

Question 7

-an- inking (of)

Answer 7

a hint about something that is to happen. (*Typically: get ~ ; have ~ ; give someone ~ .)

The speeches gave us an inkling of what we could expect from the new president.

Question 8

Inlay with

Answer 8

to decorate something by cutting in a design and filling the cut with some decorative substance.

The workers inlaid the tabletop with bits of polished seashell. The tabletop was inlaid with a lovely design.

Question 9

Innocent as a lamb & innocent as a newborn babe 0

Answer 9

guiltless. (*Also: as ~ .)

“Hey! You can’t throw me in jail,” cried the robber. “I’m innocent as a lamb.”

Question 10

Innocent as a lamb & innocent as a newborn babe 0

Answer 10

naive; inexperienced. (*Also: as ~ .)

She’s eighteen years old, but innocent as a newborn babe.

Question 11

Inoculate against

Answer 11

to immunize someone against a disease.

We need to inoculate all the children against whooping cough. Have you been inoculated against measles?

Question 12

Inoculated with

Answer 12

to use a particular substance in immunizing someone against a disease.

Donna inoculated Richard and Nancy with yellow fever vaccine for their trip. She also inoculated Sam with something to prevent malaria.

Question 13

Inquire about

Answer 13

to ask about someone or something.

I inquired about Tom and was told that he doesn’t live here anymore. You will have to inquire about that at the front desk.

Question 14

Inquire after

Answer 14

to ask about the well-being of someone.

Jerry inquired after you when I saw him at the store today. I will inquire after his wife the next time I see him.

Question 15

Inquire for

Answer 15

to ask to see someone.

Mr. Franklin, there is a man out here inquiring for you. What shall I tell him? Who is inquiring for me?

Question 16

Inquire into

Answer 16

to look into something; to investigate something by asking questions.

I will inquire into your complaint. It sounds as if something is wrong. We have not inquired into it yet.

Question 17

Inquire of

Answer 17

to ask some information of someone.

I need to inquire something of you. May I inquire something personal of you?

Question 18

Inquire within

Answer 18

to ask questions of a person inside [some place, such as a store or office]. (Formula. On a sign posted outside.)

“Help wanted. Inquire within,” read the sign on the door. If you want to apply, you must inquire within.

Question 19

-the- ins and outs (of)

Answer 19

the correct and successful way to do something; the special things that one needs to know to do something.

I don’t understand the ins and outs of politics. Jane knows the ins and outs of repairing computers.

Question 20

Inscribe into

Answer 20

to write or engrave a dedication on a gift to someone. (Emphasis is on the act of inscribing.)

It was a lovely watch. I asked them to inscribe something into the back, so I could remember the occasion. My initials were inscribed into the wristband.

Question 21

Inscribe on(to)

Answer 21

to write or engrave certain information on something. (Emphasis is on the message that is inscribed.)

The jeweler inscribed Amy’s good wishes onto the watch. I inscribed my name on my tools.

Question 22

Inscribe with

Answer 22

to engrave something with a message.

Could you please inscribe this trophy with the information on this sheet of paper? I inscribed the bracelet with her name.

Question 23

Insert between : and

Answer 23

to put something in between things.

Insert this marker between pages ten and eleven. A marker was inserted between the pages.

Question 24

Insert in(to)

Answer 24

to push or stick something into something.

Insert the card into the slot and pull the lever. Insert the coins in the machine. I need to insert another paragraph into this article.

Question 25

Inside a week

Answer 25

in less than a week.

We must get all this sorted out inside a week; all right? We’ve got inside a week to get it right.

Question 26

Inside information

Answer 26

information known only by those most involved with the issue; secret information relating to an organization.

I have some inside information about the Smith Company.

Question 27

-an- inside job

Answer 27

a crime committed by someone working or living at the scene of the crime.

There was little doubt that it was an inside job, thought the inspector. It’s a particularly cunning way to carry out an inside job.

Question 28

-an- inside joke

Answer 28

a joke that only certain people understand; a joke understood only by people who know certain facts and context.

What you said must be an inside joke. It makes no sense to me.