get an in with

Idioms  

1. Also, have an in with. Acquire (or have) influence with someone in authority. For example, The only way they'll allow us to film the play is if we get an in with the director, or We should have no problem, since Dad has an in with the inspector. This idiom employs the noun in the sense of “an introduction to someone of power, fame, or authority,” a usage dating from the 1920s.

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Example Sentences

Hopefully she’s just being garden-variety nosy, but it’s certainly possible that she thinks hounding her former brother-in-law’s daughter ceaselessly is a good way to get an “in” with him.

From Slate

He was hoping to lure Melissa into his trap and then submit her resume to the big tech company in order to get an ‘in’ with them.

From Forbes

All in all, I was able to get an “in” with 12 of the 20 companies, including the one that really mattered—my current employer, The Muse.

From Forbes

To get an in with the theme park, Roopra hired a group of young people who worked as cast members at Disney World to be his part-time interns.

From Inc

"I can't take chances of gumming things up, but on the other hand, I want to get an 'in' with that gang if I can."

From Project Gutenberg