barge in
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English
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Verb
[edit]barge in (third-person singular simple present barges in, present participle barging in, simple past and past participle barged in)
- To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
- What makes you think you can just barge in and make demands of the CEO?
- Don't barge in on us like that again; we are presently having a meeting.
- 2017 November 17, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, “Gene Simmons banned for life from Fox News over his behaviour”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- According to a Fox News source speaking to the Daily Beast, Simmons barged in on a staff meeting, unbuttoned his shirt and exposed his torso, shouting: “Hey chicks, sue me!”
Translations
[edit]to intrude
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