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

Look for wind-rating labels on the inside of the door, and see if the panel has been tested to one of three standards, ASTM E330, ANSI/DASMA 108 or Florida Building Code TAS 202, the institute said. Don’t remove the labels. —Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025

Your inner thighs, formally known as your adductors, are a group of five muscles that sit on the inside of your upper leg between your pelvis and knee. —Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025

Fried to a golden brown, the bite-sized poppers are creamy on the inside, crunchy on the outside. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025

In some locations, cots were set up on the inside of the track, giving alternating skaters a place to rest. —Colleen English, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for on the inside

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