butt in
To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Please don't butt in while I'm talking.”
“He always tries to butt in when other people are having a private conversation.”
“The meeting had been tense and formal until a junior manager, unable to restrain himself, butted in with a question that changed everything.”
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bust one's butt
To work exceptionally hard.
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butt heads
To argue uncompromisingly.
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butt up
To touch closely, to scrape (against); to press firmly (against).
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full butt
headfirst with full force
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get one's butt somewhere
Go somewhere, especially quickly.
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kick butt
To be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.
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nuts to butts
Closely one behind the other.
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show one's butt
To misbehave or act defiantly.
Last updated August 10, 2026