be in the can

Meaning

1. Oxford31% of films

   to be completed and ready for use

In the movies · 13

• You know what they do to tough guys like you in the can?Deuces Wild2002
• Some kind of code these guys used in the can.Scarface1983
• - A promise in the can? - Yes. A promise.The Terminal2004
• Can… can anyone,Bo Burnham: Inside2021
• It can and it isFast X2023
• Can you? You can promise it?Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011
• This can t be happening Can itThe World's End2013
• It can camouflage!Jurassic World2015

From the same entry

• as happy, simple, sweet, as can be
• can't be doing with doing
• no can do
• a can of worms
• carry the can