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Inside track   /ɪnsˈaɪd træk/   Listen
adjective
Inside  adj.  
1.
Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. "Kissing with inside lip."
2.
Adapted to the interior.
Inside callipers (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc.
Inside finish (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering.
Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, contacts, etc., in competition.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Inside track" Quotes from Famous Books



... Rosebud Opening. I was to cover it for a western newspaper syndicate, and this time I had the inside track. Being familiar with the field and with the government lottery operations, I would be able to get my stories out while other reporters were finding out ...
— Land of the Burnt Thigh • Edith Eudora Kohl



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