CUT INTO

{v.} 1. To make less; reduce. * /The union made the company pay higher wages, which cut into the profits./ * /The other houses got old and shabby, and that cut into the value of his house./ * /At first Smith led in votes, but more votes came in and cut into his lead./ 2. To get into by cutting in. * /She heard the other women gossiping and cut into the talk./ * /While Bill was passing another car, a truck came around a curve heading for him, and Bill cut back into line quickly./