as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
after 20 years of employment there, he has come to know the company inside out
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Upon arrival, police found an 18-year-old slurring her words, wearing her pants inside out.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
With a president-elect intent on turning institutions inside out, rampant hyper-individualism and an adventurous, skeptical Generation Z wielding outsize influence, 2025 will be all about breaking rules and ignoring tradition.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Good clients pay more for someone who knows their world inside out.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Reine Fleur, via Facebook My single socks returned—inside out.
—Wired Readers, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Inside out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inside%20out. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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