on the inside

idiom

1

: on the inner side, edge, or surface of something

The number 22 car tried to pass the leader on the inside (of the track).

2

baseball : on the side of home plate nearest the batter

The next pitch was a fastball on the inside.

3

—used to describe how someone is feeling

She may have seemed happy, but really she was sad on the inside.

4

: in a position within an organization or group : working for an organization

The bank robbers must have had help from someone on the inside.

5

: in prison

He wondered what life was like on the inside.

Examples of on the inside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The business all started with an oversized chocolate chip cookie baked to be crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025

Holmes said the staff looks better to those on the inside than the outside. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025

Those on the inside track have already discovered white Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a racy but complex regional style of white wine that is popping up on tables and shelves with increasing frequency. —Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025

The cells on the outside form the placenta; the cells on the inside form the embryo. —Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for on the inside

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide