1. Home
2. Idioms
3. the ins and outs

the ins and outs

---

---

the ins and outs

  (informal)

the details or facts about something (usually + of ) I don't know all the ins and outs of the situation but I gather Roger and Mark haven't been getting on too well.

See also: and, INS, out

the ins and outs

n. the fine points (of something); the details; the intricacies. I’m learning the ins and outs of this business.

See also: and, INS, out