robe de chambre
/ˌrɒb də ˈʃɒmbrə/noun
A dressing gown or nightdress.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Philip Ayres (1638–1712), poet and translator. From French robe de chambre from robe + de + chambre bedroom.
- in the end
- in the event
- in the event of ——
- in the event that
- in the extreme
- in the family way
- in the field
- in the final (or last) analysis
- in the first (or second etc.) instance
- in the first place
- in the flesh
- in the fullness of time
- in the gift of
- in the grip of
- in the gun
- in the heat of the moment
- in the heel of the hunt
- in the hole
- in the hope of
- in the interests (or interest) of something
- in the land of the living
- in the lap of luxury
- in the lap of the gods
- in the last resort
- in the light of (or in light of)