bring in
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: bring IN. Saying “BRING in” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /ŋ/ of “bring” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “bring in” is said “bri-ngin”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
2 meanings
- 1
To introduce something new, such as a rule or a person.
- “They brought in a consultant to review the process.”
- “The city brought in a ban on single-use plastics.”
Similar: introduce, recruit
- 2
To earn or generate money.
- “The shop brings in about four thousand a month.”
Similar: earn, generate