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TAKE THE QUIZ“someone in”
The following 22 entries include the term someone in.
count (someone) in
phrase: to plan to include (someone) in an activity : to consider (someone) as one of the people who will be doing something
have (someone) in the palm of one's hand
phrase: to have control or influence over (someone) : to be able to control (someone) easily
join (someone) in marriage/matrimony
phrase: to marry (someone)
keep (someone) in his/her place
phrase: to prevent (someone) from achieving a higher social status
keep someone in the picture
phrase: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something
leave (someone) in peace
phrase: to stop bothering (someone)
leave (someone) in the dust
phrase: to go far ahead of (someone) : to be much more advanced than (someone)
leave (someone) in the lurch
phrase: to leave (someone) without help or protection when it is needed
let someone in on a (little) secret
phrase: to tell someone information that not many people know
let (someone) in on (something)
phrase: to allow (someone) to know (a secret)
look (someone) in the eye
phrase: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)
look someone in the eye
phrase: to look directly at someone
look (someone) in the face
phrase: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)
put (someone) in a pigeonhole
phrase: to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.
put someone in his/her place
phrase: to say or do something to show someone that he or she is not better than other people and should not be acting in such a confident and proud way
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