if a shop has something in, it is available in the shop for you to buy
if you have a friend or neighbour in, they come to your house and have a meal or a drink with you
if you have someone in, they come to your house, office, factory etc to do some work there
to have a supply of something that you regularly use in your house, for example food, drink, or fuel
Stay for lunch; we’ve got plenty of food in.
They’ve got the builders in this week.
We’ll have some more guide books in next week.
We’re having a few people in for drinks on Saturday.
We’ve had the health and safety inspectors in, asking all sorts of questions.
has in
having in
had in
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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