bend in

bend in

To lean or arch inward. Ever since the car accident, my passenger-side door has been bent in.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bend in

to curve or turn inward. The shore bent in about a mile to the west. The side of the shed bent in under the force of the wind.
See also: bend
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • get bent out of shape
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • flex (something) out of shape
  • flex out of shape
  • flexed out of shape
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
References in periodicals archive
If you can't find one, you can make a tack puller by putting a slight upward bend in the blade of a screwdriver and then grinding or filing a V-groove init.
Matt said, ``Sam told me I would have to fire exactly 17 metres to the left of the target for the bullet to bend in the wind and take him out.
With his body fairly erect, a slight bend in his knees, and his feet about 12 inches apart, the QB is now in the best position to throw the football quickly with velocity and accuracy, much like a pitcher from the stretch position.