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The one preposition that turns every secret into real estate.
means In or into the interior of something — on the inner side rather than the outer one.
from Built in English from 'in' plus 'side,' simply meaning the inner side of a thing — a sturdy compound coined to contrast with 'outside.' No hidden story here: it's exactly as literal as it looks, two plain words fused by long use into one.
- origin
- literally in plus side, 13th century glue job
- info usage
- inside info implies theft dressed as access
- opposite illusion
- outside assumes a boundary that may not exist