want in

Wish to join a business, project, or other undertaking, as in Some investors want in but have not yet been admitted . Again, the antonym is want out , as in Many Quebec residents want out of Canada . [Mid-1900s]
Desire to enter, as in The cat wants in . The antonym is want out , as in The dog wants out . [First half of 1800s]

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I thought, “If this is cinema, I want in.”

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As a former full-back myself, I know the last thing you want in that position when you are facing him - and Luis Diaz or Cody Gakpo on Liverpool's left - is to be isolated in a one-versus-one situation with them.

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That’s the kind of dynamic you want in a good frosting.

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"With VAR, you can't do that. We can't be as rough as we want in the duels."

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“I also had this privilege of being able to go wherever I want, in corners that nobody would ever be while they’re watching the film,” he adds.

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