“someone in”

The following 22 entries include the term someone in.

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count (someone) in

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: 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

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: to have control or influence over (someone) : to be able to control (someone) easily

join (someone) in marriage/matrimony

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: to marry (someone)

keep (someone) in his/her place

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: to prevent (someone) from achieving a higher social status

keep someone in the picture

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: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something

leave (someone) in peace

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: to stop bothering (someone)

leave (someone) in the dust

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: to go far ahead of (someone) : to be much more advanced than (someone)

leave (someone) in the lurch

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: to leave (someone) without help or protection when it is needed

let someone in on a (little) secret

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: to tell someone information that not many people know

let (someone) in on (something)

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: to allow (someone) to know (a secret)

look (someone) in the eye

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: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)

look someone in the eye

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: to look directly at someone

look (someone) in the face

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: to look directly at (someone who is also looking at one)

put (someone) in a pigeonhole

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: 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

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: 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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