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单词 inside baseball
释义

inside baseball

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adjective

: known or understood only by a small group of people : esoteric
"Nick, even I don't understand those clues," Go said. "They're all inside baseball between you and Amy … " Gillian Flynn
It might be a bit inside baseball to some, but I love it when crossword constructors poke fun at puzzle-making conventions. Deb Amien
We have, however, tried to shy away from the super-scientific words—they're just too inside baseball unless you're an actual distiller. Zach Johnston
This is very inside baseball, but the House Rules Committee meets today to consider a series of rule changes for the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions. Dan McGowan
Earnings reports are always a bit dry and inside baseball for the casual entertainment industry observer. Brandon Katz

inside baseball

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noun

: something known or understood only by a small group of people
If the ethics issues amount to inside baseball for many voters, Mr. Carter is betting that the issue of underfunded schools will strike a more universal chord. Richard Fausset
It would be easy to regard the fate of legislative history in the Roberts court as so much inside baseball, of interest only to fanatical Supreme Court groupies. Linda Greenhouse
It's not that a person outside that audience can't watch and, in broad strokes, understand the story of Mank. It's that to an extent, the film feels like inside baseball. Alissa Wilkinson

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1968, in the meaning defined above

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