the ins and outs

plural noun

: the details about how something works or is done

—often + of

I'm still learning all the ins and outs of American politics.

Examples of the ins and outs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So Tommy will buy the leases, cover costs, and hire Cooper back on to run a crew and learn the ins and outs of business. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025

This was an artist who knew the ins and outs of the music industry from her days as a pioneering member of the groundbreaking Sugar Hill Records female rap trio The Sequence. —Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025

Luckily, there are tons of outfitters who know the ins and outs of the park and can lead you to wide-open powder fields waiting to be explored. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025

Here’s their advice for getting the best of both worlds, plus a debrief on the ins and outs of all that iodine does and where to get it beyond your shaker. —Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for the ins and outs

• bailouts
• blackouts
• blowouts
• breakouts
• buyouts
• cutouts
• dropouts
• dugouts
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• layouts
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• lookouts