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in like Flynn

in like Flynn adjective: having achieved a goal or gained access as desired.

Adjective

in like Flynn (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Having achieved a goal or gained access as desired.
    • [Robert] Gibbs is perfectly affable and even, in his way, courtly. And yet he seems to be not quite listening. Nothing touches him. This is no doubt partly because everybody understands he's in like Flynn.2009 June 4, Michael Wolff, “The Power and the Story”, in Vanity Fair

Origin of in like Flynn

Perhaps referring to Errol Flynn, Australian actor known for womanizing, or Edward J. Flynn, successful campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Questions about in like Flynn

What does in like Flynn mean?
In like Flynn means having achieved a goal or gained access as desired.
What part of speech is in like Flynn?
In like Flynn is an adjective.

Words near in like Flynn in the dictionary

  1. in less than no time
  2. in lieu
  3. in lieu of
  4. in light of
  5. in like a lion, out like a lamb
  6. in like Flynn
  7. in like wise
  8. in limine
  9. in line
  10. in line with
  11. in liquor

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