INSIDE


Meaning of INSIDE in English

I

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

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

II

n. ( colloq. )

confidential information

1) to have the ~ on

position of trust

2) to be on the ~

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.