butt in (on something)

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• bust one’s butt to do something — Go to ust (one’s) ass (to do something) …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• Butt-Ugly Martians — was a computer animated television series, which aired on the Nickelodeon cable channel between 2001 and 2002. It is also a computer game for several platforms. The Butt Ugly Martians (B.U.M.) are forced to invade planets for the evil Emperor Bog …   Wikipedia

• butt up — ˌbutt ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they butt up he/she/it butts up present participle butting up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• 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. /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 — 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 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 — I [[t]bʌt[/t]] n. 1) the end or extremity of anything, esp. the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a base, support, or handle: the butt of a rifle[/ex] 2) an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt[/ex] 3) coo a lean cut… …   From formal English to slang

• butt — butt1 /but/, n. 1. the end or extremity of anything, esp. the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol. 2. an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt. 3. a …   Universalium