'Ins and outs' definitions:
Definition of 'Ins and outs'
From: GCIDE
- In \In\, n.
- Note: [Usually in the plural.]
- 1. One who is in office; -- the opposite of out. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A re["e]ntrant angle; a nook or corner. [1913 Webster]
- Ins and outs, (a) nooks and corners; twists and turns. (b) the peculiarities or technicalities (of a subject); intricacies; details; -- used with of; as, he knew the ins and outs of the Washington power scene. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- All the ins and outs of this neighborhood. --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ins and outs'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- chain of circumstances,
- chain reaction,
- chapter of accidents,
- circumstances,
- concatenation of events,
- context,
- details,
- environment,
- existing conditions,
- feast and famine,
- full particulars,
- minutiae,
- particulars,
- ropes,
- set of conditions,
- status quo,
- total situation,
- ups and downs,
- vicious circle,
- vicissitudes,
- vicissitudes of fortune,
- whole picture