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in the house

in the house prepositional phrase: present or performing in a venue; said of a disc jockey or master of ceremonies, etc.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) Present or performing in a venue; said of a disc jockey or master of ceremonies, etc.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, house.

Questions about in the house

What does in the house mean?
In the house means present or performing in a venue; said of a disc jockey or master of ceremonies, etc.
What part of speech is in the house?
In the house is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the house in the dictionary

  1. in the hope of
  2. in the hope that
  3. in the hopper
  4. in the hospital
  5. in the hot seat
  6. in the house
  7. in the hunt
  8. in the interest of justice
  9. in the interest of time
  10. in the interim
  11. in the know

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