in with a shout

adjective

Having a good chance; likely to succeed.

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Meanings

adjectivein with a shout (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparableHaving a good chance; likely to succeed.

    He's no taking the redundancy v. well but at 47 he is not exactly in with a shout down the Job Centre.

    2012, Ken MacLeod, The Restoration Game, →ISBN
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    By halftime Solent trailed 42 - 46 and were still in with a shout, but once the senior players tired there was little to counter the constant Coventry attacks.

    2007, Jim Rumsey, A Sporting Rollercoaster, →ISBN, page 263

    We might be in with a shout for a fair play award and the club might win a certificate for having the cleanest toilets or best pies, but that's it.

    2013, anonymous author, The Secret Player, →ISBN

    I knew and sensed I was in with a shout of a decent part after the success of our first film together — we had a winning formula and we were all brimming with confidence.

    2013, Vinnie Jones, It's Been Emotional, →ISBN
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APA

in with a shout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20with%20a%20shout

MLA

“in with a shout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20with%20a%20shout. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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