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

This recipe, which is great for Passover, comes out crisp and golden on the outside and creamy on the inside — akin to a shareable hash brown or a giant latke. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024

Another job forces the Captain into the orbit of a professor of Oriental studies (Downey, yet again) who calls himself an egg—white on the outside, yellow on the inside—and freely fetishizes his Asian and Asian American employees. —Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024

There was a small, healing bite on the inside of the elbow. —Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024

Like other similar retrofit lock options, the Yale Approach slides over the deadbolt on the inside of your door. —Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

There’s a chic black tag sewn on the inside with the signature of Mexican-American haute couture milliner Gladys Tamez. —Bryan West, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024

Have your child stitch the heart in a side-to-side pattern; make sure to start and end on the inside of the card for a cleaner look. —Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024

What’s a better edge than having a player or coach on the inside? —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024

The rubber sole is durable and flexible with a decent cushion on the inside. —Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024