butt in
To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invitedTo join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
» I never tried to butt in.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal)To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
Hey, this is none of your business; don’t butt in!
Forgive me for butting in.
unterbrechen, sich einmischen
встрева́тьvstrevátʹ, вкли́ниватьсяvklínivatʹsja, вме́шиваться
(informal, transitive)To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle, in violation of etiquette.
вкли́ниваться
- break into a conversation
Examples
25 sentencesI never tried to butt in.
Why do you always butt in?
ruПочему ты постоянно встреваешь? — sharptoothed
Tom doesn't want Mary butting in.
There were soggy cigarette butts in the can.
deIn der Tonne waren feuchte Zigarettenstummel. — Yorwba
Get your butt in the car.
deSetz dich mit dem Hintern ins Auto! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
butts in, butting in, butted in, butted in| Base form | butt in · to butt in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | butts in |
| Present participle | butting in |
| Past simple | butted in |
| Past participle | butted in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb