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Meaning of in the know | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Informed; aware.

idiomatic

Equivalents

العربية عَلَى عِلْم
Deutsch eingeweiht im Bilde über etwas sein
Español al loro al tanto en el ajo en la pomada informado
Suomi tietävä tietävä
Français au courant au parfum
Magyar beavatott
Հայերեն տեղյակ
Italiano al corrente informato
Nederlands ingewijd
Polski wtajemniczony
Português atento informado
Русский в курсе
Українська обі́знаний

Examples

“Those in the know⟳ don't shop⟳ at that kind of store.”
“Anyone who is in the know⟳ doesn't shop⟳ there.”
“He appears to be in the know⟳ about such matters.”
“"Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know⟳, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural in the underpass of Wigan North Western station.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

in the lap of the gods in the lead in the least in the limelight in the line of duty in the long run

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