Meaning of “reel sb/sth in” in the English Dictionary

"reel sb/sth in" in English

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— phrasal verb with reel uk /rɪəl/ us /rɪəl/ verb [ I ]

› mainly US to get control of something or someone, sometimes by offering something in exchange:

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(Definition of “reel sb/sth in” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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