let (someone) in on (something)
idiom
: to allow (someone) to know (a secret)
He said he'd let me in on a secret if I promised not to tell anyone else.
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However, the big secret the audience was let in on at the end of the pilot was that Matty is really named Madeline Kingston.
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The plate will leave you feeling like you just got let in on a secret.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
While the bit was planned, some questioned whether she had been let in on the joke.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
His TikTok videos have an off-the-cuff air that leave fans feeling like they’ve been let in on private posts meant only for his inner circle.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The plate will leave you feeling like you just got let in on a secret.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
While the bit was planned, some questioned whether she had been let in on the joke.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
His TikTok videos have an off-the-cuff air that leave fans feeling like they’ve been let in on private posts meant only for his inner circle.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for let (someone) in on (something)
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“Let (someone) in on (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20%28someone%29%20in%20on%20%28something%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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