GET IN

get in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ get )

1 . ENTER to enter a place, especially when this is difficult:

We managed to get in through a window.

The theatre was already full, and we couldn’t get in.

2 . ARRIVE if a train, plane etc gets in at a particular time, it arrives at that time:

What time does the bus get in?

get in to

We get in to Heathrow at ten o'clock.

3 . GET HOME to arrive home:

We didn’t get in until late.

What time do the boys get in from school?

4 . BE ELECTED to be elected to a position of political power:

The Conservatives have promised to increase spending on health and education if they get in.

5 . COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc:

I applied to Bristol University, but I didn’t get in.

6 . BUY A SUPPLY get something ↔ in to buy a supply of something:

I must remember to get some food in for the weekend.

7 . CROPS get something ↔ in to gather a crop and bring it to a sheltered place:

The whole village was involved with getting the harvest in.

8 . ASK FOR WORKER get somebody ↔ in to ask someone to come to your home to do a job, especially to repair something:

We’ll have to get a plumber in.

9 . GIVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY get something in to send something to a particular place or give it to a particular person:

Please can you get your essays in by Thursday.

It’s best to get your insurance claim in as quickly as possible.

10 . DO SOMETHING get something ↔ in to manage to do something even though you do not have much time:

We’re hoping to get in a game of golf over the weekend.