in it

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Prepositional phrase

in it

  1. (slang) In trouble.
    • 2012, Pam Durban, The Tree of Forgetfulness, page 133:
      “You heard the sheriff yelling?” he said.
      “Yes,” he said. You're in it now, aren't you, Aubrey? he thought. You're a big man, until you're not, until someone steps in your way and says, “Stop, in the name of the law.”
  2. (slang) Getting on successfully, especially in a game.
  3. (informal) Taking part in something, such as a lottery.
  4. Serving as an expected payout or reward.
    So you're taking all our trash to the dump, for free? I don't understand. What's in it for you?

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