- the in's and out's
- knowledge and experience, knowing the ropes
He knows the in's and out's of the car business. He's experienced.
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the in's and out's
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out-and-out — {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out and out conservative./ * /It was out and out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce./ Compare: THROUGH AND THROUGH … Dictionary of American idioms
out-and-out — {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out and out conservative./ * /It was out and out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce./ Compare: THROUGH AND THROUGH … Dictionary of American idioms
To go in and out — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Down and Out in Paris and London — For the album, see Down and Out in Paris and London (album). Down and Out in Paris and London … Wikipedia
out of the way — {adv. phr.} 1. Not where people usually go; difficult to reach. * /When little Tommy comes to visit her, Aunt Sally puts her lamps and vases out of the way./ Often used with hyphens before a noun. * /Gold was found in an out of the way village in … Dictionary of American idioms
out of the way — {adv. phr.} 1. Not where people usually go; difficult to reach. * /When little Tommy comes to visit her, Aunt Sally puts her lamps and vases out of the way./ Often used with hyphens before a noun. * /Gold was found in an out of the way village in … Dictionary of American idioms
go in one ear and out the other — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. * /The teacher s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ * /Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go in one ear and out the other — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. * /The teacher s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ * /Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./ … Dictionary of American idioms
In and out — In In, adv. 1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
down-and-out — n. a person who is destitute; as, he tried to help the down and out. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in one ear and out the other — See: GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER … Dictionary of American idioms
