Derived from "gettin it in," when something is "in" (a particular situation is favorable) there is nothing else but to bring about awareness to how in it is.
A task that you have not actually started, but you have thought about starting at one point in time (no matter how long ago it was); meaning there is a notable achievement on the task and therefore there is progress to report to your supervisor.
To Boss: No sir, the project isn't done yet, but it's in the works.
Expression started in 1995 in Muncie IN. When asked where my ex boyfriends possesions were, he would say "In Kokomo" because his ex girlfriend lived there and he left everything with her to avoid drama. "It's in Kokomo"is an appropriate answer for anything lost or left with an ex.
Him: I used to have an X Box Me: Where is it?
Him: It's in Kokomo.
It is an outdated british slang phrase meaning "it is ready" or "it will be happen". It comes from old film industry slang, when the film was ready to be released.
Journalist: This movie took so long that it was almost forgotten...
Film director: Everybody made an excellent job, the film is in the can.
"She's in parties. It's in the can."
Bauhaus - lyrics She's in parties
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).