butt in

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

A boy near me butted in: "Wow, you don't get this?"

From Salon

Vance showed himself as a confident, affable speaker, frequently making off-the-cuff jokes and at one point, turning to the camera and telling his children watching on television to “get your butts in bed.”

From Los Angeles Times

So what if you don’t want Meta AI butting in every time you search for something or scroll through your social feeds?

From Seattle Times

But then Beatrice, who never listens, butted in.

From Literature

“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