On the inside

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on the inside

In a position of confidence or influence, as in The new reporter said he got his facts from at least one official on the inside. [c. 1930]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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