in-and-outer

[ in-uhnd-ou-ter, -uhn- ]

/ ˈɪn əndˈaʊ tər, -ən- /

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a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

1900–05; in and out + -er¹

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
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As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
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She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
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The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
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The menace of a thunder-cloud approached as in his childhood's dream; disaster lurked behind the quiet outer show.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood