Some Idioms with Inter

These aren’t from A&G—I picked them up in the cobweb-covered corners of Lewis and Short. Enjoy!

• iam tandem paene inter manūs est: at last, it’s finally within reach!
• inter viam eō: I’m on the way!
• Haec Toddī inter cēnam rettūlī: I reported these things to Todd at dinner.
• inter initia architectī gestōrum saepe inter sē distulērunt: during the start-up phase, the founders of the company often quarreled amongst themselves
• inter hās turbās senātus tamen convēnit: despite these upheavals, the senate convened (inter + accusative… tamen)

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