want in

Idioms  

1. Desire to enter, as in The cat wants in . The antonym is want out , as in The dog wants out . [First half of 1800s]

2. Wish to join a business, project, or other undertaking, as in Some investors want in but have not yet been admitted . Again, the antonym is want out , as in Many Quebec residents want out of Canada . [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

Make no mistake: The Academy is listening, and they want in on the dialogue.

From Salon

Lai Chung-yu had almost everything a Chinese spy recruiter could want in a Taiwanese asset.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We can do whatever we want in the markets,” he said, “but if our plants run into a hostile siting and permitting regime, they will not get built.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But for the engineers at the forefront of this technology there appears to be a confidence that they are truly building a future that all of us will want in our homes.

From BBC

“Include local experts in the process … All we want in Minneapolis is justice and the truth.”

From Salon