"ins and outs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-ins and outs.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) The details or fine points of something. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Related terms: nitty-gritty Translations (the details or fine points): 來龍去脈 /来龙去脉 (láilóngqùmài) (Chinese Mandarin), 細節 /细节 (xìjié) (Chinese Mandarin), hoe de vork in de steel zit (Dutch), yksityiskohdat [plural] (Finnish), tenants et aboutissants [masculine, plural] (French), apudaji ed abutaji (Ido), dettagli [masculine, plural] (Italian), retroscena [masculine] (Italian), подного́тная (podnogótnaja) [feminine] (Russian), entresijos (Spanish), entretelas (Spanish)
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