ask in

ask (one) in(to some place)

To invite another person into a place, often one's home. Haven't I asked you into our new house before? They're Bill's friends, so I asked them in. It was freezing out, so what was I supposed to do? I had to ask him in!

See also: ask

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ask someone in(to) (some place)

 and ask someone in

to invite someone inside some place. We asked them into the house. We stopped our friends in the hallway and asked them in.

See also: ask

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