phrasal verb

Reel in

Rank #1646Letter RInseparable

2Sections

Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land

Meanings

  • Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land (separable [optional], International English)
  • customers, to get them to do what you want them to (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • We need to REEL IN on the paperwork.
  • Go ahead, I'll REEL IN later.
  • They're trying to REEL IN with competitors.

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