butt in

Idioms  

1. Interfere, interrupt, intrude. For example, Mom is always butting in on our conversations, or It's against the law for employers to butt in on personal matters. This term alludes to the thrusting of an animal with its horns. [Slang; 1890s]

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Example Sentences

“What’s that now? When whose daughter is out there? No, no, no, no, man. You buggin'. Alexis Vanessa Roberts better have her butt in class.”

From Salon • May 5, 2024

“She better have her butt in class. I’m supportive of y’all’s kids protesting, not my kids,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2024

It wouldn’t be the only time the clearly frustrated judge would butt in.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2023

"I'm going to butt in," Kagan said, cutting off Gore.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2023

“I just walked up to Poyster and gave him a chance to shine his butt in front of everybody. I said, ‘Poyster, I’d like to make you a little bet about that Peninsula-Calhoun game.’

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy