Haul someone in
verb phrase
To arrest someone; RUN someone IN: The police decided to haul them all in (1940s+)
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[hawnch, hahnch] /hɔntʃ, hɑntʃ/ noun 1. the hip. 2. the fleshy part of the body about the hip. 3. a hindquarter of an animal. 4. the leg and loin of an animal, used for food. 5. Architecture. /hɔːntʃ/ noun 1. the human hip or fleshy hindquarter of an animal, esp a horse or similar quadruped […]
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