Complete Definition of "butt in"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=butt in|butts in|butting in|butted in

  1. idiom 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.

See also
butt
buttinsky

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|join conversation
Dutch: t|nl|onderbreken, t+|nl|zich t|nl|moeien, t+|nl|zich t|nl|inmengen
French: ramener sa fraise, s�incruter
trans-mid
Portuguese: intrometer-se
Swedish: t+|sv|lägga sig i
trans-bottom

pt:butt in

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