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In Like Flynn
August 25, 2012 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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The phrase in like Flynn describes someone who's thoroughly successful, often with the ladies. Many suspect it's a reference to the dashing actor Errol Flynn and his sensational trial on sex-related charges. That highly publicized trial may have popularized the expression, but it was already in use by then. It could perhaps be a case of simple rhyming, along the lines of such phrases as "What do you know, Joe?" and "out like Stout." This is part of a complete episode.
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