raison d’état /rā-zɔ̃ dā-taˈ/ (French)

1. Literally, reason of state
2. The principle that national interests take precedence over strict individual rights, morality, etc

• in the neighbourhood of
• in the nick of time
• in the offing
• in the order of
• in the palm of one's hand
• in the pay of
• in the picture
• in the pink
• in the pipeline
• in the poo
• in the presence of
• in the press
• in the pudding club
• in the quill
• flimflam
• flimflams
• flimp
• flimped
• flimping
• flimps
• flimsier
• flimsies
• flimsiest
• flimsily
• flimsiness