0 to ask someone to do a particular job:
1 to ask someone to do a particular job:
I've been brought in to troubleshoot - to go in, sort out the problem, and get out again.
The company has brought in some new blood in an effort to revive its fortunes.
Outside workers were brought in in an attempt to break the strike.
The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed.
An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union.