chuck in
Britishverb
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(tr) to abandon or give up
chuck in a hopeless attempt
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(intr) to contribute to the cost of something
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“Just make your scrambled eggs basically the way that you normally do. A little bit before the eggs are totally firm, chuck in a little lemon zest,” Chavez says.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026
Then you chuck in all that obsessing over being single, and Bridget's fretting over her calorie intake.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
“Fans would chuck in what they could,” said Nathan Salt, a lifelong supporter who is now a sportswriter and host of a Wrexham AFC podcast.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
She used beef chuck in her demo, but she’s also used top round or top sirloin roast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Our animal would take a kick from no other animal calmly, and so, without waiting to weigh consequences, it gave RUDESHEIMER'S Rosinante a severe "chuck" in the ribs with its hind feet.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 by Various
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