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expression "in like Flynn" #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:18 am   expression "in like Flynn"
 

Hi,

I'd like to know how often this expression : in like Flynn. is used in your neck of the woods. And in which situations you use it.
In my dictionary it says that the expression is used to denote a successful person, as in He was in like Flynn

Thanks !

BTW, I find this expression sounding quite funny :)
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expression "in like Flynn" #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 16:56 pm   expression "in like Flynn"
 

I've heard it, but it's not that common, and you can live without it. I didn't know the name was Flynn, because there was a movie a long time ago called "In Like Flint", which was a play on words, I guess, but I didn't know it.

Here's an article on the expression's origin.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/198700.html
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expression "in like Flynn" #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 17:14 pm   expression "in like Flynn"
 

I don't know this phrase either, but by the way, I want to ask if you know any special meaning of the word "tilt". Surely it is quite a familiar word for all of us, but I just feel strange when seeing it in this case:when I watch the cartoon Popeye, there was a scene in which Olive kissed Popeye and promply the word "tilt" appears on his eyes. I just don't understand it...
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expression "in like Flynn" #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 17:16 pm   expression "in like Flynn"
 

Hi Alex

I've heard the expression "in like Flynn", but not often. I don't think I've ever actually heard anyone use "in like Flint" as an expression meaning the same thing. Maybe the Flint version had more popularity in Michigan because there is also a city there called Flint. It's hard to say.

Like Jamie, I also think it's an expression you can live without. People just don't use it much -- at least not anymore.

Here is another site with some info about the expression:
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expression "in like Flynn" #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 17:28 pm   expression "in like Flynn"
 

nessie wrote:
I don't know this phrase either, but by the way, I want to ask if you know any special meaning of the word "tilt". Surely it is quite a familiar word for all of us, but I just feel strange when seeing it in this case:when I watch the cartoon Popeye, there was a scene in which Olive kissed Popeye and promply the word "tilt" appears on his eyes. I just don't understand it...

This comes from pinball machines. When people are playing pinball, they often not only press the buttons on the sides to control the flippers, but they may start knocking the machine around to try to affect the direction of the ball. The machine tolerates this up to a certain point, but if you tilt the machine too far, a warning blinks on the panel at the back of the machine that says "TILT". This word appearing in Popeye's eyes is meant to show that Olive Oyl's kiss has knocked him off balance, like a pinball machine.
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expression "in like Flynn" #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 02, 2008 16:58 pm   expression "in like Flynn"
 

Oh, I never know it has such an interesting meaning. Thank you so much, dear Jamie :)
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