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
Example Sentences
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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
“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
And who can forget Kenny Everett's Snot Rap, a cloth-eared rant about hip-hop lyrics, memorable only for the line: "You can chuck in the word circumcision/ 'Cos we ain't going to Eurovision."
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2022
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
He would eat his antelope steak and his grizzly b'ar chuck in his shirt-sleeves, the way Kit Carson and Old Man Bridger always did.
From Roughing it De Luxe by McCutcheon, John T.
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