- in and out of
- being a frequent visitor to (a house) or frequent inmate of (an institution)
he was in and out of jail for most of his twenties
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out and out — out and out, out and out out and outadj. Without any reservation or disguise; downright; plain; unqualified; absolute; as, an out and out villain; an out and out lie. Syn: flat out, outright. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out-and-out — out and out, out and out out and outadj. Without any reservation or disguise; downright; plain; unqualified; absolute; as, an out and out villain; an out and out lie. Syn: flat out, outright. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out and out — out and out, out and out out and outadv. Completely; wholly; openly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out-and-out — out and out, out and out out and outadv. Completely; wholly; openly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out-and-out — {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out and out conservative./ * /It was out and out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce./ Compare: THROUGH AND THROUGH … Dictionary of American idioms
out-and-out — {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out and out conservative./ * /It was out and out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce./ Compare: THROUGH AND THROUGH … Dictionary of American idioms
out-and-out — adjective Date: 1813 being such completely at all times, in every way, or from every point of view < an out and out fraud > … New Collegiate Dictionary
…And Out Come the Wolves — Infobox Album | Name = …And Out Come the Wolves Type = Album Artist = Rancid Released = August 22, 1995 Recorded = February May 1995 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California and Electric Lady Studios in New York City Length = 49:39 Label =… … Wikipedia
In and out — In In, adv. 1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in and out — {adv. phr.} 1. Coming in and going out often. * /He was very busy Saturday and was in and out all day./ 2. See: INSIDE OUT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
in and out — {adv. phr.} 1. Coming in and going out often. * /He was very busy Saturday and was in and out all day./ 2. See: INSIDE OUT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
