... part in: to be involved in, to participate in (also: to be in on) o Martin was sick and could not take part in the meeting yesterday. o I didn't want to be in on their argument, so I remained ... expected, new idioms have been included and outdated idioms have been removed. Lessons in all sections review and build upon idioms introduced in earlier lessons. In some cases, notes that explain special ... ESSENTIAL IDIOMS IN ENGLISH by ROBERT J. DIXSON FOREWORD Idiomatic expressions have long played an important role in the English language. In fact, the use of idioms is so widespread...