I was puzzled almost very time,when I face the word of in place in some sentences,pls shed light on it. For example:After the first eighteen months when i went out to try and get everyone's opinion.Everyone's been quite obsessed with the youger age groups. The five to eleven's.Because i saw when i left primaryy school any skill level I had was already in place. Tks
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when I left primary school, any skill level I had was already in place = set; established; determined .
— Mister Micawber
when I left primary school, any skill level I had was already in place = set; established; determined .
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. Not exactly an idiom, I think, but it is often used metaphorically. In place = in its (intended) place; in position; ready; [url=http://www.onelook.com/?w=in+place&ls=a]MORE DEFINITIONS[/url]. .