in the picture
idiom
: involved or playing a part in something : in the same situation or relationship
After their brief separation, her boyfriend is back in the picture.
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Brown’s father wasn’t in the picture, so Clifton, in many ways, raised Tim and his brother, Ben.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
There's also teases of more pod love triangles (of course), social media exposés, lies, and exes potentially still being in the picture (and living in the same building).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The two are doing this at the urging of Tom, a Frenchman who split with Roy’s mother (Tuppence Middleton) and hasn’t been in the picture for some time.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
First, is Eli back in the picture as a romantic possibility?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
There's also teases of more pod love triangles (of course), social media exposés, lies, and exes potentially still being in the picture (and living in the same building).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The two are doing this at the urging of Tom, a Frenchman who split with Roy’s mother (Tuppence Middleton) and hasn’t been in the picture for some time.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
First, is Eli back in the picture as a romantic possibility?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
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“In the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20picture. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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