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in glass

in glass prepositional phrase: belonging to a management level, as in a contemporary office hierarchy.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) Belonging to a management level, as in a contemporary office hierarchy.

Origin of in glass

Based upon the custom in modern offices of having senior management in glass-walled offices or cubicles, unlike lesser members of the company.

Questions about in glass

What does in glass mean?
In glass means belonging to a management level, as in a contemporary office hierarchy.
What part of speech is in glass?
In glass is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in glass in the dictionary

  1. in full view
  2. in funds
  3. in future
  4. in gear
  5. in general
  6. in glass
  7. in glory
  8. in goal
  9. in God's name
  10. in good bread
  11. in good conscience

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