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industrial park
A complex of industrial buildings and/or businesses usually located far from the center of a city in a setting especially landscaped to make such buildings look better.
The nearest supermarket that sells car tires is at the industrial park twenty miles from downtown.
ins and outs
The special ways of going somewhere or doing something; the different parts.
Jerry's father is a good life insurance salesman; he knows all the ins and outs of the business.
The janitor knows all the ins and outs of the big school building.
inside and out
in and out
In every part; throughout; completely.
We searched the house inside and out for the kitten.
inside track
get the inside track
The inside, shortest distance around a curved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence.
A big white horse had the inside track at the start of the race.
An advantage due to special connections or information.
I would probably get that job if I could get the inside track.
insofar as
To the extent that; to the point that; as much as.
You will learn your lessons only insofar as you are willing to keep studying them.
instead of
in place of
in lieu of
In the place of; in substitution for; in preference to; rather than.
I wore mittens instead of gloves.
The Vice-President talked at the meeting in place of the President, because the President was sick.
The boys went fishing instead of going to school.
The grown-ups had coffee but the children wanted milk in place of coffee.
The magician appeared on the program in lieu of a singer.
into thin air
Without anything left; completely.
When Bob returned to the room, he was surprised to find that his books had vanished into thin air.
irons in the fire
too many irons in the fire
have too many irons in the fire
Something you are doing; one of the projects with which a person is busy; job.
Занятие, профессия; проект на которым в данный момент ведется работа.
If that job application doesn't work out I've got a couple more irons in the fire.
Если с этой вакансией ничего не выйдет, то у меня есть еще несколько вариантов в запасе.
John had a number of irons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot.
Usually used in the phrase too many irons in the fire.
"Ed has a dozen things going all the time, but none of them seem to work out." "No wonder. He has too many irons in the fire."