reel in

Verb

Meaning

(fishing, transitive) To bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.

(idiomatic, transitive) To bring in (e.g. by attractive offers or persuasion); to lure.

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Examples

When the fish relaxes, that's when I bring the rod down and reel in. But you don't rush it. If it runs, you let it run. Jeremy Wade

Can Syria's Kurds reel in Turkey with profits from American oil deal? Source: Internet

As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? Source: Internet

Fixed-spool or spinning reels are normally mounted below the rod; this positioning conforms to gravity, requiring no wrist strength to maintain the reel in position. Source: Internet

For colleges, financial aid isn’t a charity, but often a strategy to fulfill a variety of institutional objectives — to reel in high-achieving students, for example, or more engineering majors, or more teenagers from five states away. Source: Internet

As a businessman or a politician, Trump doesn't promise what he'd really like to deliver -- he promises whatever will reel in the marks. Source: Internet

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