buzz someone in

buzz someone in
buzz someone into a place & buzz someone in
Fig. to push a button that opens a door latch electrically, allowing someone to use the door and enter. (The process creates a buzz while the latch is open.) •

My secretary will buzz you in.

Please buzz in our guest.

Oh, hello. I will buzz you into the lobby. Then take the elevator to apartment 310.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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