Idiom
crowd in on
Meaning
To join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please do not crowd in on our private conversation.”
“I wanted some time alone, but my neighbors kept crowding in on my space.”
“The intrusive paparazzi continued to crowd in on the celebrity, despite her clear requests for privacy and personal distance.”
Examples
simple
“Please do not crowd in on our private conversation.”
contextual
“I wanted some time alone, but my neighbors kept crowding in on my space.”
complex
“The intrusive paparazzi continued to crowd in on the celebrity, despite her clear requests for privacy and personal distance.”
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