in the know

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in the know

  1. Informed; aware.
    Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store.
    Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.
    He appears to be in the know about such matters.
    • 2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70:
      "Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural in the underpass of Wigan North Western station.

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