Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important.
•John butted in on Tom and Jane to tell them that the mail had come.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
