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in or participating in a particular job, investment, etc., for a short time and then out, esp. after realizing a quick profit; obstacle consisting of two fences placed too far apart to be cleared in one jump and too close together to allow more than one or two strides between

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  • Some of us only fly in-and-out of SF briefly. reply
  • But this will be no in-and-out dip into negative growth.
  • Pinpoint missions, quick in-and-out raids inside Baghdad.
  • "It's a quick in-and-out," an administration official said.
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