intorstitial.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} Going around and doing things as usual; joining what others are doing, * /John broke his leg and was out of school for several weeks, but now he is back in circulation again./ * /Mary's mother punished her by stopping her from dating for two weeks, but then she got hack into circulation./ Contrast: OUT OF CIRCULATION.

intorstitial.html - {adv. phr.} Agreeing perfectly with one's sympathies, feelings, and desires. * /Living in a warm section of the country gets in your blood./ * /The woods got into Jim's blood./ Contrast: OUT OF ONE'S BLOOD.

intorstitial.html - {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into bashfulness; into silence; not sociable; unfriendly. * /After Mary's mother scolded her, she went into her shell./ * /The teacher tried to get Rose to talk to her, but she stayed in her shell./ Contrast: OUT OF ONE'S SHELL.

intorstitial.html - {adj. phr.} Free; cleared of all responsibility and guilt. * /Because of the new evidence found, Sam is still in the clear, but Harry is still behind bars./

intorstitial.html - {adj. phr.} Inactive; sluggish; depressed. * /The news of our factory's going out of business put all of us in the doldrums./

intorstitial.html - {adj. phr.} In the center of attention. * /Some people will do almost anything to be able to step into the limelight./ Compare: IN THE SPOTLIGHT.