in the know

in the know
adverb (or adjective)
: in possession of confidential or otherwise relatively limited or exclusive knowledge, information, or awareness

the sense of importance which comes from a feeling that one is in the know — Stanley Walker

in-the-know intellectuals

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in the know (informal)
1. In possession of private information
2. Initiated
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in the know phrase
people in the know have more information about something than other people

Those in the know say he will resign before Christmas.

Thesaurus: knowing and knowing about somethingsynonym
Main entry: know

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in the know
: having knowledge about something : having information that most people do not have

people who are in the know

For those of you not in the know, Jane is the person who founded this organization.

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in the ˈknow idiom
(informal) having more information about sth than most people

Somebody in the know told me he's going to resign.

Main entry:knowidiom

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