muscle in on

English

Verb

muscle in on (third-person singular simple present muscles in on, present participle muscling in on, simple past and past participle muscled in on)

1. (transitive) To interfere with, or intrude on something forcibly.
   • 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 29:

     The Russian Mafia did not take too kindly to a Westerner muscling in on their market, and so decided to send a little message.

Synonyms

• crowd in on

Related terms

• muscle
• muscle in