in office • in the office in office—1. inside a room used as a place of business: When the boss is in office she does not take lunch, comes in extra early and leaves late. 2. in an official position of duty or authority: Each President will be in office for five years, and one person can be elected as President only twice. in the office— = in office 1: Just because the boss is not in the office doesn’t necessarily mean he is not working. in olden days • in the old days in olden days —(formal) in former times; in times long past (also: in days of old): In olden days audiences took the equiv- alent of a cut lunch to the theater and expected to be enter- tained for hour after hour. in the old days —long ago; years ago: We descended the hill, and, passing by the waterhead his father so loved in the old days of his carriage tours, we drove to the church. in on it • on it in on it—(also: in at it) taking part in an activity; involved in smth.: We’re sure of one thing—it wasn’t a one-man job. But were there two, three, or four of them in on it ? on it—1. (U.S. sl.) well able to do smth.; in control of a sit- uation or a task: You bet he could cook. He was just on it . 2. (Austral. sl.) drinking heavily: When he was on it , and wanted another drink … he never had to press the bell, but pressed the button with a bullet. in on something • on the in with something in on something—know smth. that isn’t common knowledge: As Tommy, who was in on the plot, kept Maranzano busy in the office, the killers disarmed his bodyguards. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase in for something—used of smb. due for a promotion, punishment, etc.: That gentlemen is in for a rude surprise some morning soon. on the in with something—(U.S. coll.) well familiar with smth.: Any more information would be appreciated as I pride myself being on the “in” with Matthew’s films. in on the kill • on the kill in on the kill—(also: in at the kill) present at the downfall of smth. or when smth. dramatic happens: Congress was due to defeat the bill, and I went to Washington so I could be in on the kill . on the kill—(of an animal) having the intention of killing (as for food): The bison carcass was on this side of the river in some gravel. A grizzly was on the kill in one’s bones • on one’s bones in one’s bones—(coll.) know or feel smth. instinctively, with- out proof: I knew in my bones that he was altogether too obviously foreign to be of any interest to me. on one’s bones—(NZ sl.) hard up; destitute (also: on the bone): Ronny Dancy’s on his bones again, I’m afraid. in one’s book • in someone’s books in one’s book—in the opinion of a person: In his book the function of television was to edify, not to entertain. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase in the bookused of existing norms, laws, etc.: Although Daisy entertained pretentious of grandeur, her dinner party violated every rule in the book . in someone’s books—(also: in someone’s good books) in favor with a person: I was so much in his books , that at his decease he left me his lamp. in one’s day • on one’s day in one’s day—(also: in one’s days) 1. during one’s lifetime: And did not he [Bacon] cling to geocentricism, which was still prevailingly current in his day ? 2. in a period of one’s suc- cess, prosperity, etc.: I know of one eminent man of science, who was a burning and shining light in his day . on one’s day—when performing as well as one can: On his day he’s the finest goalkeeper in the country. in one’s eyes • to one’s eyes in one’s eyes—(also: in one’s eye) 1. in one’s imagination; in one’s mind: I still have in my eyes the magic days spent on the mountains with a lot of great people! 2. in one’s judgment; in one’s view: For the life of him he could not make the thing seem right or legal in his eyes . to one’s eyes—(also: to one’s eye) as one sees it: To my eyes , the most beautiful thing to paint is large vistas of land. The land has its own harmony rich with shapes and with endlessly changing colors. in one’s grasp • within one’s grasp in one’s grasp—said of smth. firmly controlled: President Nixon stated that we now had in our grasp a peace with honor instead of a peace with surrender. within one’s grasp—said of smth. one is very likely to gain or achieve: Just when the promised land seemed to be within their grasp , the Greeks suffered ignominious defeat. in one’s mind • on one’s mind in one’s mind—in one’s thoughts: Miss Quested, who always said exactly what was in her mind , announced that she was desirous of seeing the real India. Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase in one’s head—in one’s memory: I don’t know how the chair- man keeps all those figures in his head . on one’s mind—1. said of smth. occupying one’s thoughts, which causes worry or concern: I don’t think I could have slept anyway because the thought of death was on my mind . 2. = in one’s mind: Socrates even mocked some people saying to them whatever was on his mind in one’s own right • within one’s rights in one’s own right—because of personal qualifications: Apart from the assistance he gave Professor Jones in his research, he is a distinguished scientist in his own right . within one’s rights—not exceeding one’s legal or moral authority: He’s quite within his rights to demand an inquiry. in one’s own time • in one’s time in one’s own time—1. in one’s lifetime: While in his own time Terence’s plays were not popular, many critics praised his graceful handling of the Latin language. 2. in one’s free time; outside working hours: He wasn’t able to finish the job at the office, so he had to do it in his own time . 3. (also: in one’s own good time) at a time and rate of one’s own choosing: Open learning offers the learner flexible learning opportuni- ties—the learner can work in his own time . Note: The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with the phrase on one’s own time1. = in one’s own time 2: My work as assistant editor is only a sideline. Since I do it largely on my own time , I avoid extra work and correspondence. 2. (do smth.) free of charge; without being paid: I answer questions on my own time . I mean that I do it free of charge, not as part of a paid job. in one’s time—1. = in one’s own time 1: Whereas in his time few animal examples of the moral emotions were known, we know now that there are many parallels in primate behavior. 2. earlier in one’s life: He’s a good enough player, but I’ve seen better in my time . 3. at a previous period in one’s life when a person was young: “In my time ,” said the old man, “a gentleman would always give a lady his seat on a bus.” – 191 – in one’s own time