bring in
phrasal verbbring somebody in
- to ask somebody to do a particular job or to be involved in something
- Local residents were angry at not being brought in on (= asked for their opinion about) the new housing proposal.
- bring somebody in to do something Experts were brought in to advise the government.
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- (of the police) to bring somebody to a police station in order to ask them questions or arrest them
- Two men were brought in for questioning.
bring somebody/something in
- to introduce a new law
- They want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports.
- to attract somebody/something to a place or business
- We need to bring in a lot more new business.
- to give a decision in court
- The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
bring somebody in something | bring in something
- to make or earn a particular amount of money
- His freelance work brings him in about $40 000 a year.
- The garage sale brought in about £1 200.
- How much does she bring in now?