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Definition

To give someone the necessary information or update them

Example sentence
She filled me in after the meeting.
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Common collocations
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fill someone in on the details

fill someone in on what happened

fill someone in on the situation

fill someone in on the meeting

fill someone in on the plan

fill someone in on the latest news

Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.

She filled me in on the changes. ✅ (Correct)

She filled in me on the changes. ❌ (Incorrect)