| Be in dreamland | 15 |
| Be in earnest | 13 |
| Be in fear of | 13 |
| Be in first place | 17 |
| Be in for | 9 |
| Be in force, as a rule | 22 |
| Be in front | 11 |
| Be in good standing | 19 |
| Be in harmony | 13 |
| Be in harmony (with) | 20 |
| Be in hiding | 12 |
| Be in hock | 10 |
| Be in hock to | 13 |
| Be in hot water | 15 |
| Be in limbo | 11 |
| Be in line for a fine | 21 |
| Be in line for an hour, say | 27 |
| Be in misery | 12 |
| Be in mourning | 14 |
| Be in need of a lift | 20 |
| Be in need of a recharge | 24 |
| Be in need of a sick day | 24 |
| Be in need of air, perhaps | 26 |
| Be in need of repair | 20 |
| Be in need of sutures | 21 |
| Be in need of the Heimlich maneuver | 35 |
| Be in neutral | 13 |
| Be in no hurry to go | 20 |
| Be in on | 8 |
| Be in on the joke | 17 |
| Be in opposition | 16 |
| Be in pain | 10 |
| Be in poor health | 17 |
| Be in possession of | 19 |
| Be in power | 11 |
| Be in preparation | 17 |
| Be in readiness | 15 |
| Be in season | 12 |
| Be in second place | 18 |
| Be in session | 13 |
| Be in session longer | 20 |
| Be in stitches | 14 |
| Be in store | 11 |
| Be in store for | 15 |
| Be in suspense | 14 |
| Be in sync | 10 |
| Be in sync (with) | 17 |
| Be in the arms of Morpheus | 26 |
| Be in the Army | 14 |
| Be in the audience | 18 |
| Be in the audience of | 21 |
| Be in the best possible position | 32 |
| Be in the can | 13 |
| Be in the cast of | 17 |
| Be in the driver's seat | 27 |
| Be in the front row in a team photo, say | 40 |
| Be in the game | 14 |
| Be in the game or in the band | 29 |
| Be in the grip of la grippe | 27 |
| Be in the hole | 14 |
| Be in the hole for | 18 |
| Be in the land of Nod | 21 |
| Be in the lineup | 16 |
| Be in the loop | 14 |
| Be in the offing | 16 |
| Be in the offing, as a crisis | 29 |
| Be in the red | 13 |
| Be in the red for black and tans? | 33 |
| Be in the running | 17 |
| Be in the sun too long | 22 |
| Be in the wrong | 15 |
| Be in time for | 14 |
| Be in trouble | 13 |
| Be in tune | 10 |
| Be in want of | 13 |
| Be in want of a massage, maybe | 30 |
| Be in ___ of (respect and fear) | 31 |
| Be inaccurate | 13 |
| Be inactive, like a volcano | 27 |
| Be inattentive | 14 |
| Be incautious | 13 |
| Be incensed | 11 |
| Be inclined | 11 |
| Be inclined (to) | 16 |
| Be incoherent | 13 |
| Be incompatible | 15 |
| Be incompatible, as colors | 26 |
| Be inconsistent | 15 |
| Be incorrect | 12 |
| Be indebted | 11 |
| Be indebted to | 14 |
| Be indebted to promoter | 23 |
| Be indebted to the I.R.S. | 25 |
| Be indecisive | 13 |
| Be independent | 14 |
| Be indifferent | 14 |
| Be indifferent about | 20 |
| Be indifferent to | 17 |
| Be indignant | 12 |
| Be indignant about | 18 |