in like Flynn

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps referring to Errol Flynn, Australian actor known for womanizing, or Edward J. Flynn, successful campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === in like Flynn (not comparable) (slang, originally US) Having achieved a goal or gained access as desired. ==== Trivia ==== Errol Flynn was reportedly so fond of this expression that he wanted to use the title In Like Me for his autobiography (it was eventually published as My Wicked, Wicked Ways). === Further reading === “in like Flynn phr.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “In like Flynn”, in World Wide Words.