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/ehs-TAR en el AH-ho/

To be in on it, involved in a scheme or secret plan. In Spain if you're en el ajo you're part of the inner circle that knows what's really going on.

Example

"I was in on the plan from the very beginning."

"Everyone in that office was in on the scam."

Regional synonyms:

Mentira, verso, cuento chino o historia completamente falsa en Paraguay. Algo que alguien dice para engañar, impresionar o hacerse el interesante cuando la realidad es mucho menos emocionante.