have an in

present singular third person has an in · participle present having an in · participle past had an in · past had an in

1. To have connections or influence.

   I had an "in" with the Navy .

   2000, Stephen F. Davis, An Oral History of Psi Chi, page 45

   3 more examples

   He should wait a year and then submit detailed plans for a sneak to the school board (where he had an in).

   2012, Bryan Gillis, Pam B. Cole, Chris Crutcher: A Stotan for Young Adults, page 19

   Stevie Chick, John Mulvey and the live editor Andy Capper were already big supporters at NME, and Andy had an in at The Guardian.

   2016, Nick Hasted, Jack White: How He Built an Empire From the Blues

   One of the students had an “in” with the P.E. department so we interviewed most of the CSUF team coaches.

   2018, Lynne Gross, Branching Out and Taking Risks in the 1980s, page 44