单词 | to be on the inside |
释义 | > as lemmasto be on the inside e. The inner history, the real facts; also, a person in possession of such information. to be on the inside, to have knowledge that is not generally available. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > true facts or circumstances the soothc897 rightOE trutha1382 the feat ofa1400 verity1422 the whole story1565 fact1578 the right way (also regionally gate) (of)a1628 bottom fact1864 where it's (he's, she's) at1903 inside1904 dinkum1916 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > knowledge of secrets > one who has knowledge secretist1661 fellow-knower1662 insider1848 inside1926 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 1904 W. H. Smith Promoters v. 101 I'll give it to you straight, for I happen to know the inside. 1926 Flynn's 16 Jan. 637/1 Also he spills th' info as to how many insides they is; that is, how many bargain counters has one of our gang behind it. 1932 Daily Express 28 Jan. 15/5 I have chatted with men who are believed to be on the inside, and they have informed me that there will certainly be changes at forward and in the three-quarter line. 1959 Economist 18 Apr. 252/3 This desire to be ‘on the inside’ is no doubt personal as well as nationalist. < as lemmas |
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