on the inside
idiom
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                                                      : on the inner side, edge, or surface of something                                      
              
                             
The number 22 car tried to pass the leader on the inside (of the track).
                         
                
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                                baseball 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : on the side of home plate nearest the batter                                      
              
                             
The next pitch was a fastball on the inside.
                         
                
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                  —used to describe how someone is feeling
She may have seemed happy, but really she was sad on the inside.
    
                
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                                                      : in a position within an organization or group : working for an organization                                      
              
                             
The bank robbers must have had help from someone on the inside.
                         
                
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                                                      : in prison                                      
              
                             
He wondered what life was like on the inside.
                         
                
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  Merriam-Webster unabridged




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