pipe in
To interrupt a conversation with a comment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Please do not pipe in while I am talking.”
“During the meeting, she decided to pipe in with a suggestion that changed our entire plan.”
“Although he had remained silent for most of the evening, he finally piped in to offer a dissenting opinion on the matter.”
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pipe down
To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.
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pipe dream
A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.
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pipe the eye
To weep.
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put that in your pipe and smoke it
Used after stating something surprising or undesired, in order to emphasize its truth.
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set of pipes
Voice for singing.
Last updated August 10, 2026