“in the”

The following 235 entries include the term in the.

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piggy in the middle

noun phrase

: someone who is brought into an argument between two people or groups

pig in the middle

noun phrase

: someone who is brought into an argument between two people or groups

place in the sun

noun phrase

: a very good, successful, or desirable position

put someone in the picture

idiom

: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something

put (someone or something) in the shade

idiom

: to be much better than (someone or something)

put/throw a spanner in the works

idiom

: to cause something to not go as planned

rejoice in the name/title of

idiom

: to have a name/title that makes people laugh or smile

safe/secure in the knowledge

idiom

: feeling safe or secure because one knows something specified

(sitting) in the catbird seat

idiom

: in a very good position

(somewhere) in the region of

idiom

: close to (an amount) : about, approximately

stand in the way

idiom

: to prevent something often + of

stare (someone) in the eye(s)

idiom

: to look directly into the eyes of (someone) sometimes used figuratively

stare (someone) in the face

idiom

: to look directly into the eyes of (someone) usually used figuratively for something that should be apparent

staring someone in the face

idiom

: easily seen : obvious

the man in the street

noun phrase

: the ordinary and average person

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