in on en · ADP
Etymology
Extracted from let in on.
Meanings
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(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).
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.
(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.
2025 January 3, Christina Izzo, “Cunk On Life is brilliantly funny (and depressingly timely)”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025:
Synonyms
Translations (7)
no med på (Part of or privy to) · arz جزء من (Part of or privy to) · cmn （私下）知情 (Part of or privy to) · ar جُزْءً مِن (Part of or privy to) · pl wtajemniczony (Part of or privy to) · no gjøre kjent med (Part of or privy to) · es parte de (Part of or privy to)