inside straight


noun
  1. Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight.

Idioms about inside straight

  1. draw to an inside straight, to build up hopes for something that has little or no chance of happening.

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How to use inside straight in a sentence

  • Nobody draws four cards any more or stands for a raise on an inside straight.

    Nonsenseorship | G. G. Putnam and Others
  • Its branch was pulled up and pointed inside straight at the fire; the signal given, “Down with number two!”

    Fighting the Flames | R.M. Ballantyne