inside

inside
I

adv. inside out ('with the inner surface facing out'); ('thoroughly') (to know a subject inside out)

USAGE NOTE: The compound preposition inside of can refer to time or space. Referring to time, it is colloq. CE--to finish a job inside of an hour; referring to space, it is colloq. AE--inside of a building.
II

n. (colloq.)

confidential information

1) to have the inside on

position of trust

2) to be on the inside

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['ɪnsaɪd]
(colloq.) ['confidential information'] to have the inside on
['position of trust'] to be on the inside
inside out ('with the inner surface facing out')

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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