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Sorry for sidetracking, but is "... until they're it in" idiomatic? Because I love the phrase, but I'm not a native speaker, and unable to coax google into cle
by myrmidon 4y ago
Sorry for sidetracking, but is "... until they're it in" idiomatic?
Because I love the phrase, but I'm not a native speaker, and unable to coax google into clearing this up.
Would you use this in written form only or when speaking too?
(third opinions are also very welcome!)
- ethanbond 4y agoI think this is a typo. “Until they’re in it” is the correct phrasing.
- everydayentropy 4y ago"Until they're in it" totally is a phrase that makes sense and I would say can be idiomatic. OP if you read my previous comment, then that does not apply to the phrase that ethanbond corrected.
- everydayentropy 4y agoThis phrase doesn't make sense at all stand alone. I couldn't find the context either. Safe to say that no, not idiomatic. And if you use this phrase as quoted people will be very confused and have no idea what you're trying to communicate.
- halkony 4y agoI think a more appropriate idiom would be "in the thick of it", adapted here to be "until they're in the thick of it." It communicates that you're in the middle of something chaotic/stressful like a jungle. The phrase is very natural for native speakers.