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inside track

[inside track] {n. phr.} 1. The inside, shortest distance around a curved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence. * /A big white horse had the inside […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

track

[track] See: [COVER ONE'S TRACKS], [IN ONE'S TRACKS], [INSIDE TRACK], [JUMP THE TRACK], [KEEP TRACK], [LOSE TRACK], [MAKE TRACKS], [OFF THE BEATEN TRACK], [ON THE TRACK OF], [THE TRACKS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

inside out

[inside out] {adv.} 1. So that the inside is turned outside. * /Mother turns the stockings inside out when she washes them./ 2. or [inside and out] also [in and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep track

[keep track] {v. phr.} To know about changes; stay informed or up-to-date; keep a count or record. * /What day of the week is it? I can't keep track./ - […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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