ins and outs

ins and outs
1) все углы и закоулки

I did not know the way to the countess's chamber, but Marco had been a special favourite, and knew well the ins and outs of the Palace. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Making of a Saint’, ch. XXIII) — я не знал, где находилась спальня графини, но Марко, который пользовался ее особой любовью, знал во дворце все входы и выходы.

2) детали, подробности, тонкости

But it's only natural, isn't it, to want to hear the ins and outs of a case like this. (A. Christie, ‘The Murder at the Vicarage’, ch. X) — Желание узнать все подробности такого дела вполне естественно, не правда ли?

Jurgis... met with the heelers of both parties, and from their conversation he came to understand all the ins and outs of the game... (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. XXV) — Юргис... встречался с представителями обеих партий и из разговоров с ними до тонкостей понял всю эту политическую игру...

There were so many ins and outs to this financial life. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XIV) — Подноготная финансовой жизни так сложна.

3) правительство и оппозиция

It is no accident that both Whig and Tory parties emerge as organized forces, playing a game of "ins" and "outs". — Отнюдь не случайно возникновение партий тори и вигов, которые в политической игре выступали то как правительственная, то как оппозиционная партия.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • ins and outs — n [plural] all the exact details of a complicated situation, problem, system etc ins and outs of ▪ I don t really know all the ins and outs of the matter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ins and outs — If you know the ins and outs of something, you know all the details …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • ins and outs — ins′ and outs′ n. pl. intricacies; particulars; peculiarities • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • ins and outs — (informal) DETAILS, particulars, facts, features, characteristics, nuts and bolts; informal nitty gritty. → in * * * noun plural 1. : physical twists and turns or windings and uncertainties (as of a road) knows all the ins and outs of the short… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ins and outs — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ins and outs —    If you know the ins and outs of something, you know all the details.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    The term ins and outs of a situation means all the details or facts.     I know he was involved in a car accident, but I don t know… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • ins and outs — 1. physical characteristics, as windings and turnings, nooks, or recesses: the ins and outs of a subterranean passage. 2. intricacies; particulars; peculiarities: the ins and outs of the tax laws. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • ins and outs — {n. phr.} The special ways of going somewhere or doing something; the different parts. * /The janitor knows all the ins and outs of the big school building./ * /Jerry s father is a good life insurance salesman; he knows all the ins and outs of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ins and outs — {n. phr.} The special ways of going somewhere or doing something; the different parts. * /The janitor knows all the ins and outs of the big school building./ * /Jerry s father is a good life insurance salesman; he knows all the ins and outs of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ins\ and\ outs — n. phr. the special ways of going somewhere or doing something; the different parts. The janitor knows all the ins and outs of the big school building. Jerry s father is a good life insurance salesman; he knows all the ins and outs of the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ins\ and\ outs\ of — n. phr. the special ways of going somewhere or doing something; the different parts. The janitor knows all the ins and outs of the big school building. Jerry s father is a good life insurance salesman; he knows all the ins and outs of the… …   Словарь американских идиом


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