Phrase guide

in the streets

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Aroused, agitated, or incited to widespread protest, to civil disorder, or to revolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Near-synonym: up in arms
  • The people will be in the streets if the policymakers allow hyperinflation to happen.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: up in arms

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

In the daily life of the general public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: on the street, on the ground, in the field
  • blood in the streets
  • A standard pearl of investment advice says that the bargains begin while there's still blood in the streets. [ = widespread economic pain and disruption]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on the street, on the ground, in the field

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, streets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There was flooding in the streets between the riverfront and the viaduct.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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