barge in

Idioms  

1. Enter rudely or abruptly, intrude. For example, Her mother never knocks but just barges in. The term is also put asto mean interrupt, as in Who asked you to barge into our conversation? These phrases use to barge in the sense of “bump into” or “knock against,” which may allude to the propensity of these clumsy vessels to collide with other craft. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Roughly 10 minutes into the flight Blue Origin landed the booster on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, an operation it wasn’t able to complete during the rocket’s inaugural launch earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Although Blue Origin was unable to land its first stage booster on a barge in the Atlantic, New Glenn reached its intended orbit on the first try.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

"Is This Thing On?" stemmed from "a chance encounter" between Bishop and Arnett on a barge in Amsterdam, with the actor inspired by hearing the comedian's life-story.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

The NAO carried out an audit on the planned sites - the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset, former military sites at Scampton in Lincolnshire and Wethersfield in Essex, and ex-student accommodation in Huddersfield.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

She would not place her memory on things that strangers could barge in and take away.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie