let in
Britishverb
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to allow to enter
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to involve (oneself or another) in (something more than is expected)
he let himself in for a lot of extra work
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to allow (someone) to know about or participate in
Example Sentences
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Only Nottingham Forest have let in more among Premier League clubs.
From BBC
Just then, the two police officers are let in as well.
From Literature
Arsenal have conceded just seven goals in 13 games in the Premier League, but City have let in more than double that with 16 in just 14 games.
From BBC
You have to go back to September and October 1987 for the last time Arsenal bettered this season's record of four successive league games without letting in a goal.
From BBC
But Newcastle have since let in eight goals - at Brentford, Brighton and West Ham - and a team of supposed giants ultimately crumbled at the Gtech.
From BBC
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