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in stays

A nautical term used to describe a vessel that has its sails flapping as it moves into the wind. The captain says we need to keep the ship in stays for now!

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in somebody's/something's stead
in someone’s face
in someone's bad books
in someone's bad graces
in someone's corner
in someone's face
in someone's good books
in someone's good graces
in someone's hair
in someone's hip pocket
in someone's pocket
in someone's shoes
in someone's wisdom
in spades
in spare time
in spate
in specie
in spite of
in spite of (oneself)
in spite of (something)
in spite of something
in spite of yourself
in spitting distance (of someone or something)
in spots
in state
in stays
in step
in step with (someone or something)
in stitches
in stock
in stone, cast/carved/written
in storage
in store
in stride
in striking distance (of someone or something)
in style
in substance
in sum
in summary
in Sunday best
in surgery
in sympathy (with something)
in sympathy with something
in sync
in sync (with someone or something)
in tall cotton
in tandem
in tarnation?
in tatters
in tears
in terms of
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in spite of herself
in spite of himself
in spite of myself
in spite of oneself
In Spite of Ourselves
in spite of something
In spite of the teeth
in spite of themselves
in spite of yourself
in spitting distance
in spitting distance (of someone or something)
in spitting distance of
in spitting distance of someone
in spitting distance of something
In sport
in spots
in spots
in spots
in spots
in spots
in spots
In Stadium Solutions
In Stage Quality Creation
in stages
in stages
in state
in state of repair
In statu quo
In Status Quo
in status quo ante
in stays
in stead
In stead of
In Stent Restenosis
in step
in step
in step
in step
in step
in step with
in step with (someone or something)
in step with one
in step with somebody
in step with someone
in step with something
in stitches
in stitches
in stitches
in stitches
in stock
in stock
in stock
in stock
in stock
in stock
in stocking feet
in stockinged feet
in stockinged feet
in stockinged feet
in stone, cast/carved/written
in storage
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