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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butt in

“China is absolutely kicking our butt in terms of cost and manufacturing,” Mr. Hargis says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“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

Close also thanked Littleton for the way she cut the kitchen dance scene in “The Big Chill,” specifically for “putting my butt in that shot.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

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

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2023

I changed, and left the yellow tights with the feathers on the butt in a locker.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt