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bang in
 v.— «Before I was hired, a few of our city carriers worked nights at Yankee Stadium as ushers. They banged in so that they could work an afternoon game, and wound up on TV. Waved to the camera and everything. They were seen. No discipline.» —“Re: Excessive Sick Leave?” by gisdan@mindspring.com (Daniel G.) Usenet: alt.snail-mail Jan. 13, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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