Meanings
prepositional phrase
- slangIn trouble.
“You heard the sheriff yelling?” he said. “Yes,” he said. You're in it now, aren't you, Aubrey? he thought. You're a big man, until you're not, until someone steps in your way and says, “Stop, in the name of the law.”
2012, Pam Durban, The Tree of Forgetfulness, page 133 - slangGetting on successfully, especially in a game.
- informalTaking part in something, such as a lottery.
- Serving as an expected payout or reward; pertaining to one's self-interest.
So you're taking all our trash to the dump, for free? I don't understand. What's in it for you?
Translations
Spanish estar para (acá)
- estar para (acá)taking part
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APA
in it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20it
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“in it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20it.
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