4inside adverb
1 : in the inner part of something
▪ I cleaned my car inside and out. ▪ The candy is chewy inside. ▪ He keeps all his feelings locked up inside. [=he does not express his feelings] 2 : in or into the inner part of a building, room, etc.
▪ We went/stayed inside during the storm. ▪ Step inside and look at our menu. 3 informal : in prison
▪ He got put inside for burglary.
▪ I cleaned my car inside and out. ▪ The candy is chewy inside. ▪ He keeps all his feelings locked up inside. [=he does not express his feelings]
▪ We went/stayed inside during the storm. ▪ Step inside and look at our menu.
▪ He got put inside for burglary.
inside out 1 : so that the inner surface becomes the outer surface
▪ He was wearing his socks inside out. ▪ The wind blew my umbrella inside out. 2 informal : very well and thoroughly
▪ She knows this area inside out.
▪ He was wearing his socks inside out. ▪ The wind blew my umbrella inside out.
▪ She knows this area inside out.
turn (something) inside out
informal 1 : to cause (a place) to become disorganized while you are trying to find something
▪ I turned the closet inside out and still couldn't find those shoes. 2 : to change (something) completely
▪ Her life was turned inside out after the accident.
▪ I turned the closet inside out and still couldn't find those shoes.
▪ Her life was turned inside out after the accident.
