(orthography, mnemonic) In English words that contain the letters I and E together, the I tends to come before the E (ie), except in cases when the two are preceded by the letter C, in which case the E comes before the I (cei).

A sarcastic response to when someone is told something obvious

Alternative letter-case form of I before E, except after C

Synonym of I could eat a horse

(US, military, idiomatic, sometimes humorous) Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.

(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough.

simple past tense and past participle of dot the i's and cross the t's

present participle of dot the i's and cross the t's

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dot the i's and cross the t's

Alternative form of dot the i's and cross the t's