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Discover LudwigThe phrase "in the can" is a commonly used idiomatic expression in written English.
It means that something is completed or finished and ready to be used or released. Example: We have been working on the project for months, but it's finally in the can and ready to be presented to the client.
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I went in the can.
Keep SPAM in the can.
(The pictures were in the can).
That's two shots in the can already.
That's already two years in the can".
"It's 100percentt in the can".
Leave those worms in the can.
The other is still stuck in the can.
The first presidential debate is in the can.
"You want to end up in the can?
Grease-trap grease is only a drop in the can.
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