Idiom
inner circle
Meaning
The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She is part of the boss's inner circle.”
“Only members of the inner circle know the real reason the company decided to cancel the project.”
“The king relied heavily on his inner circle to navigate the political turmoil that threatened to destabilize his fragile reign.”
Examples
simple
“She is part of the boss's inner circle.”
contextual
“Only members of the inner circle know the real reason the company decided to cancel the project.”
complex
“The king relied heavily on his inner circle to navigate the political turmoil that threatened to destabilize his fragile reign.”
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