in on
idiom
: knowledgeable about (something) or involved in (something)
They were all in on the scheme.
I let them in on our little secret.
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Charlotte De Geyter, co-founder and creative director, lets us in on the new collection.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The first of those, Josh Jung, had flared an 0-2 fastball in on his hands into right field to open the scoring.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The earnestness with which chef-couple Sarah Cooper and Alan Hsu approach their vision makes Sun Moon Studio feel like a collaborative culinary experiment, a team project you’ve been invited to join in on.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Presumably, everyone is in on it; but who is the joke on, and for whom?
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The first of those, Josh Jung, had flared an 0-2 fastball in on his hands into right field to open the scoring.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The earnestness with which chef-couple Sarah Cooper and Alan Hsu approach their vision makes Sun Moon Studio feel like a collaborative culinary experiment, a team project you’ve been invited to join in on.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Presumably, everyone is in on it; but who is the joke on, and for whom?
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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“In on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20on. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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