crank in

1. Factor in, integrate, as in We'll have to crank in both state and federal taxes when we make our plans. [Slang; 1960s]

Example Sentences

The old crank in me wished that I laughed harder than I did.

From Los Angeles Times

With an Amish hand-crank ice cream maker, Redd literally handcrafts every batch of his three current pints — one batch makes about 12 pints and takes 20 minutes to hand crank in between huffing and puffing, making for a serious arm workout.

From Seattle Times

There’s a mode that tasks you with mashing the A button as many times as possible in 10 seconds and a safecracking mini-game where you rotate the crank in search of three numbers.

From The Verge

We will also check in on this week’s star Old Crank in Congress.

From Slate

It’s just a few more turns of the crank in terms of the process.

From The Verge