in the streets

Meanings

prepositional phrase

idiomaticAroused, agitated, or incited to widespread protest, to civil disorder, or to revolution.
Near-synonym: up in arms
1 more example
The people will be in the streets if the policymakers allow hyperinflation to happen.
Synonyms: up in arms
figurativelyIn the daily life of the general public.
blood in the streets
2 more examples
Near-synonyms: on the street, on the ground, in the field
A standard pearl of investment advice says that the bargains begin while there's still blood in the streets. [ = widespread economic pain and disruption]
Synonyms: on the street, on the ground, in the field
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, streets.
There was flooding in the streets between the riverfront and the viaduct.

prepositional phraseAroused, agitated, or incited to widespread protest, to civil disorder, or to revolution.

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prepositional phraseIn the daily life of the general public.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the streets,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20streets.