buttin bargein
tointerruptaconversationordiscussionor someonewhoistalking:
HowcanIexplainifyoukeepbuttingin?
Sorrytobuttinonyoulikethis,butthere’san importantcall.
towalkintoaroomquickly,withoutbeinginvited:
Iwishhe'dknockinsteadofjustbargingin. tointerruptrudely
Sorrytobargein,butIcouldn'thelpoverhearingwhat youweresaying
Boxin Chipin
topreventsb/sthfrombeingabletomoveby surroundingthemwithpeople,vehicles,etc.
WhenIgotbacktomycar,Ifoundithadbeen boxedinbyalorry
tocontributetoagrouppurchase
Theyallchippedin£100tobuyherapresent. tointerruptaconversationinordertosaysomething
I'llstartandyoucanallchipinwithyourcomments
Draftin Factorin
tobringsomeonesomewheretodoa particularjob:
EveryChristmasthousandsofpeopleare draftedintohelpwiththemail
toincludesomethingwhenyouaredoingacalculation, orwhenyouaretryingtounderstandsomething:
Peopleareearningmore,butwheninflationisfactored in,theyarenobetteroff
Pencilin Pitchin
totentativelyarrangesomethingusinga pencil,implyingthatitisnotconfirmedand subjecttochange.
We'vepencilledinameetingforTuesday.
ShallIpencilyouinforFriday?
tostarttodosomethingaspartofagroup,especially somethinghelpful:
Ifweallpitchintogether,itwon'ttakelong
WhenIboughtthishouse,allmyfriendspitchedinto helpfixitup
Pushin Rakein
torudelyjoinaqueuebymovinginfrontof somepeoplewhoarealreadywaiting.
Acoupleofboyspushedinattheheadofthe queue.
toearnorgetalargeamountofmoney:
Herakesinover$200,000ayear.
She'sreallyrakingitin(=makingalotofmoney)
Reinin Ropein
tocontrolsomethingandstopitincreasing:
Consumerstendtoreinintheirspendingina recession.
SomeoftheworstWallStreetabuseshave beenreinedin
topersuadesomeonetodosthforyou:
Atthelastminute,weropedinacoupleofspectatorsto completetheteam.
Everyonewasropedintohelpwiththeshow.
Sinkin USHERIN
(ofwords,anevent,etc.)tobefully understoodorrealized
HowmanytimesdoIhavetotellyou somethingbeforeitsinksin?
Ittookamomentfortheimplicationsofwhat shewassayingtosinkin.
(formal)tobethebeginningofsomethingneworto makesomethingnewbegin
Thechangeofmanagementusheredinfreshideasand policies
Thesechangescouldusherinaperiodofdramatic economicgrowth.