Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in with a shout

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: in- with- a shout
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a good chance; likely to succeed.

British usage

Example Sentences

"By halftime Solent trailed 42 - 46 and were still in with a shout, but once the senior players tired there was little to counter the constant Coventry attacks."
"He's no taking the redundancy v. well but at 47 he is not exactly in with a shout down the Job Centre."
"We might be in with a shout for a fair play award and the club might win a certificate for having the cleanest toilets or best pies, but that's it."
"I knew and sensed I was in with a shout of a decent part after the success of our first film together — we had a winning formula and we were all brimming with confidence."

Usage

British usage

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

in the running look-in

Questions

What does in with a shout mean?: Having a good chance; likely to succeed.

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