remain in (something)

remain in (something)
remain in (something)
1. to stay within something. •

Please remain in the house today. It is too cold to go out.

You should remain in because the weather is bad.

2. to stay in an organization as a member. •

He remained in the Boy Scouts until he was sixteen.

I will remain in the teacher's union for many years.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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