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in-and-out

[ in-uhnd-out, -uhn- ]

adjective

  1. in or participating in a particular job, investment, etc., for a short time and then out, especially after realizing a quick profit.


noun

  1. Ѳè. an obstacle consisting of two fences placed too far apart to be cleared in one jump and too close together to allow more than one or two strides between.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of in-and-out1

First recorded in 1640–50, for an earlier sense
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“She is having very minor surgery to remove a benign cyst on her vocal cord. It’s a common in-and-out procedure that she will have in early December and it will not adversely affect any of her daytime show or ‘Food Network’ tapings.”

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“Me and KAT, we can’t control the makes and misses. He had a couple in-and-out. I had about three or four of ’em,” Edwards said, “so it’s all good.”

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Page, nicknamed MVP, was a slight underdog heading into the bout at the Kaseya Centre, but Holland had few answers to his elusive footwork and slick in-and-out striking style.

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For three decades, Hit-Boy’s dad was in-and-out of prison, with his recent stint lasting nine years until his release several months ago.

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She's always been and in-and-out fighter.

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