Phr V
ring in
rings, ringing, rang, rung
ring in
British & Australian to telephone someone at your place of work, usually to explain why you are not thereLinda rang in to say that she'd be late this morning.Daniel just rang in sick. (= rang to say that he was ill and could not come to work)
ring in
verb
1
to illegally substitute a racehorse or greyhound for another in a race; to substitute a phoney in a competition AUSTRALIA, 1895.
2
to secretly introduce altered dice into a dice game US, 1950