Meaning of in it | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In trouble.
   slang
2. Getting on successfully, especially in a game.
   slang
3. Taking part in something, such as a lottery.
   informal
4. Serving as an expected payout or reward.

Examples

““You heard the sheriff yelling?” he said. “Yes,” he said. You're in it now, aren't you, Aubrey? he thought. You're a big man, until you're not, until someone steps in your way and says, “Stop, in the name of the law.””

“So you're taking all our trash to the dump, for free? I don't understand. What's in it for you?”

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