pile in(to something)

pile in(to something)
pile in(to something)
to climb in or get in roughly. •

Okay, kids, pile in!

The children piled into the car and slammed the door.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • pile it high and sell it cheap — pile it/them high and sell it/them cheap mainly British to sell large amounts of something at cheap prices. The shops at the lower end of the clothing market have survived by piling it high and selling it cheap …   New idioms dictionary

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