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in it

in it prepositional phrase: in trouble.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) In trouble.
    • “You heard the sheriff yelling?” he said.
      “Yes,” he said. You're in it now, aren't you, Aubrey? he thought. You're a big man, until you're not, until someone steps in your way and says, “Stop, in the name of the law.”2012, Pam Durban, The Tree of Forgetfulness, page 133
  2. (slang) Getting on successfully, especially in a game.
  3. (informal) Taking part in something, such as a lottery.
  4. Serving as an expected payout or reward; pertaining to one's self-interest.
    • So you're taking all our trash to the dump, for free? I don't understand. What's in it for you?

Words formed from in it

Questions about in it

What does in it mean?
In it means in trouble.
What part of speech is in it?
In it is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in it in the dictionary

  1. in ill part
  2. in increment
  3. in infinitum
  4. in irons
  5. in isolation
  6. in it
  7. in its entirety
  8. in its totality
  9. in itself
  10. in jail
  11. in jest

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