haul in

haul in

To force or threaten to force someone to go somewhere. A noun or pronoun can be used between "haul" and "in." Come on, man, the cops will haul you in if you violate the terms of your probation.
See also: haul
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

haul someone in

Fig. to arrest someone; [for a police officer] to take someone to the police station. The cop hauled the drunk driver in. They hauled in the suspects.
See also: haul
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • haul into (some place)
  • force on
  • force on (someone or something)
  • force down
  • force in
  • hard power
  • be out in force
  • jam in
  • force (someone or something) into (something)
  • uno ab alto
References in classic literature
She began to haul in, hand under hand, rapidly and deftly, the boy encouraging her, until hooks, sinker, and a big gasping rockcod tumbled into the bottom of the boat.
The Valley of the Moon
Klopp admitted that his own side and Pep Guardiola's men spurred each other on in a recordbreaking points haul in last season's title race, but he can only control what happens at Anfield.
No two-horse race as rivals strengthen
The smugglers are believed to have picked up the haul in Trinidad and Tobago.
Tip-off nets pounds 83m haul
A ONE-legged burglar was jailed for three years after a court heard he hid his haul in his false limb.
Loot in a false leg