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Phrase(s): gather something in
1. Lit. to collect something and bring it in; to harvest something. • We gathered the pumpkins in just before Halloween. • We gathered in the pumpkins just in time. 2. Fig. to fold or bunch cloth together when sewing or fitting clothing. • Try gathering it in on each side to make it seem smaller. • I will have to gather in this skirt.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs