Phrasal verb
fill in on
Definition
phrasal verb. to give someone the details or information they missed about a situation.
phrasal verb. to provide a person with missing information or updates regarding a specific topic or event.
Examples
“Can you fill me in on what happened at the meeting?”
“Since I was on holiday last week, my manager spent an hour filling me in on the new project.”
“The legal team spent the afternoon filling the board in on the potential ramifications of the recent court ruling.”
Examples
simple
“Can you fill me in on what happened at the meeting?”
contextual
“Since I was on holiday last week, my manager spent an hour filling me in on the new project.”
complex
“The legal team spent the afternoon filling the board in on the potential ramifications of the recent court ruling.”
Usage
requires a person as the direct object and the topic as the prepositional object.
Teaching tip
contrast with 'fill in' (to complete a form) to show how the preposition 'on' changes the meaning to information sharing.
Pitfall
I will fill in you on the news.
I will fill you in on the news.
the person being informed must come between 'fill' and 'in' because this phrasal verb is separable.
Phrasal verb
Particles
in on
Separability
separable
Pattern
fill + person + in + on + object
Synonyms
Antonyms
Grammar
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