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inside track, the
Idioms and Phrases
A position of special advantage, as in His relationship with Walter put him on the inside track with the company . This metaphoric expression, which alludes to the inner, shorter track of a race course, has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.Example Sentences
He chose the Dodgers over the New York Mets, who believed they had the inside track the night before Bauer made his decision.
Hunter loves working with Bird because “he’s always on the inside track — the loneliness of a long-distance runner — and that intimacy he has with the story and the characters gives me a deep sense of security,” she said in an email interview.
They also inspected the inside track, the support timbers, and the roof bolts.
We’re developing an independent film, “Inside Track,” the true story of eight deaf high school runners.
After Top 2, Oklahoma St. Has the Inside Track The losses by national title contenders Wisconsin and Oklahoma threw the Bowl Championship Series race into a tizzy.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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