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Let in

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in. transitive

    "He opened the window to let in the air."

  2. 2
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of wordnet
  3. 3
    To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.; To divulge one's inner thoughts to (someone), making oneself emotionally vulnerable to them; to open up to (someone). transitive

    "So tell me when you're gonna let me in / I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin"

  4. 4
    allow to enter; grant entry to wordnet
  5. 5
    To associate with. transitive

    "He has also been good enough to recommend to me many tradesmen who are ready to supply these articles in any quantities; each of whom has been here already a dozen times, cap in hand, and vowing that it is quite immaterial when I pay—which is very kind of them; but, with the highest respect for friend Perkins (my scout) and his obliging friends, I shall make some enquiries before "letting in" with any of them."

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  1. 6
    To cheat or victimize. UK, obsolete, slang

    "He let me in heavily."

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