单词 | to be on the in |
释义 | > as lemmasto be on the in c. to be on the in: to be an insider; to have special access to someone or something. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > operate secretly [verb (intransitive)] > share secret to be of (a person's) bosom1608 to be in (rarely on) the secret1680 to be on the in1932 to be on the inside1932 1932 Amer. Speech 7 436 A Stanford man who is well liked by a sorority is ‘on the in’ with that house. 1936 J. Steinbeck In Dubious Battle vi. 78 ‘You a big guy?’ ‘I'm on the in,’ said the boy. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §480/4 On the in, smarted up, wise (to), wised (up). 1989 Jrnl. Amer. Res. Center Egypt 26 233/1 A month later, Ilyas Andraos, very much on the in with the king, approached Jefferson Caffery seeking a green light for Hilali' s dismissal. < as lemmas |
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