CUT IN (ON SOMEONE)

cut in (on someone): translation

cut in (on someone)

1. Lit. [for someone] to ask to replace one member of a dancing couple. •

Excuse me, may I cut in?

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Please don't cut in.

2. Fig. [for someone] to interrupt someone who is talking. •

While Gloria was telling us her story, Tom kept cutting in on her.

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I'm talking. Please don't cut in!