Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
The government hastily denied any part in it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Each of us bears a heavy responsibility for our part in it.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
What was the other person's part in it?
Christianity Today (2000)
He said that they had an opera with a part in it for me, the executioner.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I have got to try and get a part in it now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The problem here is that any sport that is run by the teams that take part in it can lose sight of sport's main purpose.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And then, of course, played almost no part in it.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I think this is different from most books in that it has some parts in it that are made upand some real-life parts.
The Sun (2013)
Understanding the physical world might be an endlessly engrossing activity, but it didn't afford him understanding of his part in it.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
All related terms of 'in it'
rub it in
to harp on (something distasteful to a person, of which he or she does not wish to be reminded )
pack it in
to give up; abandon one's efforts
nothing in it
If you say about a contest or competition that there is nothing in it , you mean that two or more of the competitors are level and have an equal chance of winning .
be rolling in it to be rolling in money
If you say that someone is rolling in it or is rolling in money , you mean that they are very rich .
don't rub it in
said to mean that someone should not draw attention to something that is unpleasant or embarrassing for you
get it in one
to make a correct first guess
have it in for
to wish or intend harm towards
have it in one
to have the ability (to do something)
put a sock in it
used to tell someone, in a rude way, to stop talking
get it in the neck
to be punished or strongly criticized for something wrong that you have done
have it in for sb
If someone has it in for you, they dislike you and try to cause problems for you.
in the thick of it
deeply involved in a particular activity or situation
put your foot in it
If someone puts their foot in it or puts their foot in their mouth , they accidentally do or say something which embarrasses or offends people.
to have it in you
If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation .
chuck it all (in/up)
If someone chucks it all , they stop doing their job , and usually move somewhere else. In British English you can also say that someone chucks it all up or chucks it all in .
have one's heart in it
to have enthusiasm for something
put one's foot in it
to blunder
to have it in for sb
If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
be for it/be in for it
If you are in for it or, in British English, if you are for it , you are likely to get into trouble because of something you have done .
nothing in it/nothing to it
If you say about a story or report that there is nothing in it or nothing to it , you mean that it is untrue .
nothing to it/nothing in it
If you say about an activity that there is nothing to it or nothing in it , you mean that it is extremely easy .
made one's bed...lie in it
If you say that someone has made their bed and must lie in it , you mean that since they have chosen to do a particular thing, they must now accept the unpleasant results of their action.
rub someone's nose in it
to embarrass or upset someone by reminding them of something that they do not want to think about, such as a failure or a mistake that they have made
to have it in mind to do
If you have it in mind to do something, you intend or want to do it.
take turns/take it in turns
If two or more people take turns to do something, or in British English take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other several times, rather than doing it together .
to rub someone's nose in it
To rub someone's nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it.
it's the oldest trick in the book
said to mean that people should have expected something dishonest or unfair that someone has done because it is a very common or obvious thing to do
put that in your pipe and smoke it
said to tell someone that although they may dislike or disagree with something you have just said, they must accept that it is a fact or true
rub sb's nose in sth to rub someone's nose in it
To rub someone's nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it.