At any rate, while class goes on, you’re not left outside standing by the closed door. Occasionally you move your eyes close to the window pane on the door and to take a peek inside – to see what they are laughing about now. Or there’s perhaps nothing in particular to see but you’re just curious. You feel you’re left out in the cold and you want to be back in again, back in again with the boys and be in the thick of things, so to speak.
That’s what it feels to be “on the outside looking in”. Literally you are left ON THE OUTSIDE OF some group or activity LOOKING IN, wanting to join the fray. It’s not a great feeling and it often suggests you’re not very successful, having come close to achieving something and yet not having an opportunity to really have a go at it.
OK, let’s have another example. Last month, Russia joined the World Trade Organization. Finally. It’s a dream come true for many Russians because for years Russia had been on the outside looking in. It long wanted to join the WTO but was not allowed in. China too had that experience – having been on the outside looking in for many years before being allowed to regain full membership. That was back in 2001.
Alright, here are recent media examples of people who are on the outside, looking in:
1. This is a big year for Brandon Jennings, and the Milwaukee Bucks point guard knows it.
After making the playoffs (and a quick first-round exit — as reader Matt Wessel notes, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Bucks in seven) during his 2009-10 rookie season, Jennings' Bucks have turned in two straight sub-.500 campaigns, as the combination of injuries and lackluster offensive production have kept coach Scott Skiles’ team on the outskirts of Eastern Conference postseason contention. With the Bucks in a late-season fight for a playoff berth last year, general manager John Hammond made a somewhat controversial move, shipping oft-injured franchise centerpiece Andrew Bogut and shot-happy swingman Stephen Jackson to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for scoring off-guard Monta Ellis, sophomore big man Ekpe Udoh and the immortal Kwame Brown.
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