Idiom: ins and outs of something
Meaning
Idiom: ins and outs of something
- all the special details or facts that you need to know to do something correctly or deal with something
Example sentences
— I suggest you watch that guy carefully—he knows the ins and outs of how to get requests approved around here.
— After just a week, I mastered the ins and outs of traveling on the New York subway.
— Do you know anyone who can give me the ins and outs of doing business in Eastern Europe?
— I learned the ins and outs of YouTube by trial and error and I'm so embarrassed by some of my first videos.
— I suggest you talk to Nancy because, after five assignments with the State Department, she knows all the ins and outs of living in the Middle East.
— This manual has all the ins and outs of how to use the software but some people prefer to learn by just launching the program and using it.
— At this seminar, you will learn the ins and outs of the legislative process and how a bill becomes a law.
— I learned the ins and outs of processing travel and work visas when I worked at the Italian Consulate in Washington DC one summer.
— Don't worry, you'll learn the ins and outs of this job within the first three months.
— I learned the ins and outs of the construction business helping my uncle's firm during the summer holidays.
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