BUTT IN (ON SB/STH)


Meaning of BUTT IN (ON SB/STH) in English

1.

to interrupt a conversation rudely :

How can I explain if you keep butting in?

[+ speech ]

'Is that normal?' Josie butted in.

2.

( informal ) to become involved in a situation that does not concern you

SYN interfere (in) :

I didn't ask you to butt in on my private business.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.