on the inside

idiom

1

: on the inner side, edge, or surface of something

The number 22 car tried to pass the leader on the inside (of the track).

2

baseball : on the side of home plate nearest the batter

The next pitch was a fastball on the inside.

3

—used to describe how someone is feeling

She may have seemed happy, but really she was sad on the inside.

4

: in a position within an organization or group : working for an organization

The bank robbers must have had help from someone on the inside.

5

: in prison

He wondered what life was like on the inside.

Examples of on the inside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The reach-in refrigerator was not clean on the inside. —Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Next door, the towering crevice of the Inland Sea connects a shallow pool on the inside of the cliff face to the sea, framing views of the sparkling sapphire waters with soaring dark rock. —AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025

The second notebook had a sticker on the inside cover depicting a semiautomatic AK-style rifle on top of a trans equality pride flag. —Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

Gyokeres was setting off before Martin Odegaard even shaped to pass, running hard into the left channel, on the inside of Leny Yoro and moving beyond the United defender. —Stuart James, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for on the inside

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide