INSIDE OUT Definition & Meaning

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inside out

With the inner surface turned out or revealed, as in He wore his shirt inside out . This expression dates from about 1600 and was soon used figuratively, as in He turned the verses inside out and revealed their hidden sense .
Extremely well, thoroughly, especially alluding to knowing something. For example, He knows this system inside out . [First half of 1900s]

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Fifteen minutes in, the fire burned from the inside out, roaring through the walls and roof.

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Thank God that we had people that really understood from the inside out who we were, so it didn’t just feel robotic.

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Then Ava reverts to their old dynamic, turning inside out in her efforts to make the best show possible.

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They can navigate mazes, use tools and unscrew jars — sometimes from the inside out.

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Then Ava reverts to their old dynamics, turning inside out in her efforts to make the best show possible.

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