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in league

in league prepositional phrase: collaborating (with).

Prepositional phrase

  1. collaborating (with)
    • Sarah Purfoy was in league with the convicts--was herself the wife or mistress of one of them. She had come on board armed with a plot for his release, and this plot was about to be put in execution.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VII
    • I'm in league with Satan / I was raised in hell / I walk the streets of Salem / Amongst the living dead1981, “In League with Satan”, in Welcome to Hell, performed by Venom

Questions about in league

What does in league mean?
In league means collaborating (with).
What part of speech is in league?
In league is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in league in the dictionary

  1. in laps
  2. in layman's terms
  3. in laymen's terms
  4. in layperson's terms
  5. in laywoman's terms
  6. in league
  7. in league with
  8. in leash
  9. in length
  10. in lesbians
  11. in less than no time

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