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 chicken was crunchy on the outside but moist and tender (pardon the pun) on the inside. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

The boots are made from a twinface sheepskin upper, with fleece and wool on the inside and the tanned skin on the outside. —Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025

Hudson agrees, and recommends using a less expensive fabric on the inside of your tester. —Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025

My first thought was that my kids, whose faces live permanently on the inside of my eyelids, wouldn’t remember me. —Tatiana Schlossberg, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for on the inside

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