in on (one's) secret
Sharing in the knowledge of something that one is keeping a secret. You were in on their secret too? Wow, I really had no idea you were all planning a surprise party for me! It's OK, Jack, I let Alicia in on my secret. She knows I'm resigning. No one was in on my secret, because, in my experience, that's the only way to keep something a secret!
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