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pipe in

idiom
Meaning

To interrupt a conversation with a comment.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please do not pipe in while I am talking.

CONTEXTUAL

During the meeting, she decided to pipe in with a suggestion that changed our entire plan.

COMPLEX

Although he had remained silent for most of the evening, he finally piped in to offer a dissenting opinion on the matter.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    pipe down

    To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.

  2. 02

    pipe dream

    A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.

  3. 03

    pipe the eye

    To weep.

  4. 04

    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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