"in for it" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-in for it.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} in for it (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Irrevocably committed to something. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: for it
    Sense id: en-in_for_it-en-adj-YPca2fsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. (idiomatic) In trouble. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_for_it-en-adj-mzaAOqwn

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