butt in (on someone or something)

butt in (on someone or something)
Butt in (on someone or something)
 перебивать кого-то, прерывать что-то
 Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • butt of a joke — If something or someone becomes the butt of a joke it or they are not taken seriously anymore …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • butt — butt1 [ bʌt ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL the part of your body that you sit on: BOTTOM: They ought to get off their butts and go back to work. a pain in the butt: That old computer is a pain in the butt! => KICK1 2. ) the part of a cigarette or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • butt — I UK [bʌt] / US noun [countable] Word forms butt : singular butt plural butts 1) a) the part of a cigarette or cigar that is left after you have finished smoking it b) the end of the handle of a gun or tool He was hit over the head with a rifle… …   English dictionary

  • butt — [[t]bʌ̱t[/t]] butts, butting, butted 1) N COUNT Someone s butt is their bottom. [AM, INFORMAL, RUDE] Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt. 2) N COUNT: oft n N, N of n The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle …   English dictionary

  • butt — [bat] 1. n. the buttocks. (Potentially offensive, although heard almost everywhere.) □ She fell right on her butt. □ The doctor gave her a shot in the butt. 2. n. a cigarette butt. □ Whose butts are those in the car ashtray? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • butt — [bʌt] noun [C] I 1) the part of a cigarette or CIGAR that is left after you have finished smoking it 2) the end of the handle of a gun 3) American informal the part of your body that you sit on Syn: bottom • be the butt of sth if you are the butt …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • butt — butt1 [bʌt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(cigarette)¦ 3 be the butt of something 4¦(gun)¦ 5 get your butt in/out/over etc 6 work/play etc your butt off 7¦(container)¦ 8¦(hitting with your head)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 4 6; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • butt — I. /bʌt / (say but) noun 1. the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end, as of a rifle, fishing rod, whip handle, arrow, log, etc. 2. an end which is not used up: a cigarette butt. 3. Colloquial the buttocks;… …  

  • butt out — intransitive verb Etymology: butt (in) + out (I) : to cease interference or involvement told him to butt out of my personal affairs * * * butt out (N American and Aust) To refrain from interfering • • • Main Entry: ↑butt …   Useful english dictionary

  • butt — 1 noun (C) 1 be the butt of to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about: Paul quickly became the butt of everyone s jokes. 2 CIGARETTE the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked 3 GUN the thick end of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • butt in — verb break into a conversation her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑chime in, ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in, ↑break in • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”