ins and outs

ins and outs
DETAILS, particulars, facts, features, characteristics, nuts and bolts; informal nitty gritty.
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noun plural
1. : physical twists and turns or windings and uncertainties (as of a road)

knows all the ins and outs of the short way to the camp

2. : characteristic peculiarities or technicalities

had to learn the ins and outs of the new plane

: ramifications

the ins and outs of a mathematical theory

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1. physical characteristics, as windings and turnings, nooks, or recesses: the ins and outs of a subterranean passage.
2. intricacies; particulars; peculiarities: the ins and outs of the tax laws.
[1880-85]

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ins and outs (or outs and ins)
1. Turnings this way and that
2. Nooks and corners
3. The complete details of any matter
4. Those who repeatedly enter and leave
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Main Entry: ↑in

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/ˌınzənˈaʊts/ noun
the ins and outs
: the details about how something works or is done
— often + of

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


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