expression "in like Flynn"

[lost_soul]

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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Alex

A native speaker of Russian

[Jamie (K)]

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

[nessie]

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...

[Yankee]

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:
In like Flynn
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Jamie (K)]

[nessie]

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