| Be indolent | 11 |
| Be indulgent | 12 |
| Be ineffectual | 14 |
| Be infamously unusual | 21 |
| Be informed | 11 |
| Be informed of | 14 |
| Be infuriated | 13 |
| Be innate | 9 |
| Be innovative | 13 |
| Be inquisitive | 14 |
| Be insincere, in a way | 22 |
| Be insincere, in Fat City? | 26 |
| Be insistent | 12 |
| Be insolent | 11 |
| Be intemperate | 14 |
| Be intentionally hard to find | 29 |
| Be interested in, in a way | 26 |
| Be intimate with | 16 |
| Be intimidated | 14 |
| Be intimidated by good judgment? | 32 |
| Be into | 7 |
| Be intolerant of | 16 |
| Be intrepid | 11 |
| Be intrinsic | 12 |
| Be introduced to | 16 |
| Be introspective | 16 |
| Be inventive with language | 26 |
| Be involved | 11 |
| Be involved in, as treatment | 28 |
| Be involved with risky business | 31 |
| Be involved with, as a cause | 28 |
| Be irate | 8 |
| Be irresolute | 13 |
| Be it - humble link | 19 |
| Be itinerant | 12 |
| Be jarring | 10 |
| Be jealous of | 13 |
| Be Jim Carrey when you should be George Clooney | 47 |
| Be jocular | 10 |
| Be jonesing for | 15 |
| Be jubilant | 11 |
| Be judgmental | 13 |
| Be just right | 13 |
| Be just right for | 17 |
| Be just right, as for an event | 30 |
| Be just too sweet | 17 |
| Be just what the doctor ordered | 31 |
| Be just what's needed | 25 |
| Be juxtaposed with | 18 |
| Be kept waiting | 15 |
| Be Kind to Editors and Writers Mo. | 34 |
| Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: Abbr. | 43 |
| Be king | 7 |
| Be king over | 12 |
| Be kinglike | 11 |
| Be knocked for a loop | 21 |
| Be lachrymose | 13 |
| Be lacking | 10 |
| Be lacking in | 13 |
| Be lacrimose | 12 |
| Be laid up | 10 |
| Be laid up with | 15 |
| Be languorous | 13 |
| Be lascivious, in a way | 23 |
| Be last in line | 15 |
| Be late | 7 |
| Be lavish with love | 19 |
| Be lazy | 7 |
| Be led by a certain force | 25 |
| Be left | 7 |
| Be left hanging | 15 |
| Be left on base | 15 |
| Be left with | 12 |
| Be left with the entire blame | 29 |
| Be lenient | 10 |
| Be lenient with | 15 |
| Be less demanding (on) | 22 |
| Be less than 100 percent | 24 |
| Be less than 100% | 17 |
| Be less than candid | 19 |
| Be less than frank | 18 |
| Be less than generous | 21 |
| Be less than healthy | 20 |
| Be less than serious | 20 |
| Be less than straight with | 26 |
| Be less than truthful | 21 |
| Be less than watertight | 23 |
| Be letter perfect | 17 |
| Be letter perfect? | 18 |
| Be liable | 9 |
| Be liable to | 12 |
| Be liable to garnishment | 24 |
| Be liable, in a way | 19 |
| Be light | 8 |
| Be light, in poker | 18 |
| Be light-fingered | 17 |
| Be lightfooted | 14 |
| Be like | 7 |
| Be like a banshee | 17 |
| Be like a bee | 13 |