in on

See also: inon

English

Etymology

Extracted from let in on.

Preposition

in on

1. (idiomatic) Being or made privy to, a participant in, involved in, included in, or informed of (usually something private or secret, especially a plan or plot).

   Synonym: party to

   She was in on the surprise from the beginning.

   He didn't hold the gun, but he got in on the robbery after he overheard some of us talking.

   • 2025 January 3, Christina Izzo, “Cunk On Life is brilliantly funny (and depressingly timely)”, in AV Club‎^[1]:

     (A foolproof method of producing an amusingly annoyed response from the distinguished experts? Just mention the word “ghosts.”) Whether they’re in on the joke or not doesn’t matter all that much.

Translations

Part of or privy to — see also involved

• Arabic: جُزْءً مِن (juzʔan min)

  Egyptian Arabic: جزء من (gozʔ men)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: （私下）知情 ((sīxià)zhīqíng)

• Norwegian: med på (part of), gjøre kjent med (privy to)
• Polish: wtajemniczony
• Spanish: parte de

Anagrams

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