inside straight

noun

1. Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight.

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. draw to an inside straight, to build up hopes for something that has little or no chance of happening.

Example Sentences

Nobody draws four cards any more or stands for a raise on an inside straight.

From Project Gutenberg

Its branch was pulled up and pointed inside straight at the fire; the signal given, “Down with number two!”

From Project Gutenberg