butt out

bʌt aʊt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of butt out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

leave

move away from a situation or conversation

He decided to butt out before things got worse.

depart

leave

withdraw

interference

stop interfering in someone else's matters

She told him to butt out of her personal life.

mind your own business

stay out

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Expressions with butt

butt call

accidental phone call from a pocket

I got a butt call from him during the meeting.

butt dial

accidental call made from a pocketed phone

I received a butt dial from him yesterday.

butt heads

disagree strongly or argue

They often butt heads over politics.

butt in

interrupt a conversation without being invited

He tends to butt in when others are talking.

kick butt and take names

act with great energy and dominate others

She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.

work one's butt off

work very hard for a goal

She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.

Examples of butt out in a sentence

It's best to butt out if you're not involved.
He decided to butt out of their argument.
I wish you would butt out and let me handle this.

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French:se mêler de ses affaires, ne pas se mêler, ...
German:sich zurückziehen, sich heraushalten, ...
Italian:farsi da parte, farsi gli affari propri, ...
Spanish:no meterse, ...
Portuguese:sair fora, não se meter, ...
Chinese:别插手, 别干涉, ...
Japanese:立ち去る, 干渉しない, ...
Arabic:اِبْتَعَدَ, لَا تَتَدَخَّلْ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְרַחֵק, לְהַפְסִיק לְהִתְעָרֵב, ...
Russian:отойти, не лезть, ...
Ukrainian:не втручатися, перестати втручатися, ...
Hindi:दूर हट जाना, दखल देना बंद करना, ...
Bengali:সরে যাওয়া, হস্তক্ষেপ বন্ধ করা, ...
Catalan:marxar, no ficar-se, ...
Czech:stáhnout se, neplést se do toho, ...
Danish:gå væk, blande sig udenom, ...
Dutch:zich terugtrekken, zich niet bemoeien, ...
Greek:φύγω, ανακατεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:kiszállni, beleütni az orrát, ...
Khmer:ដកខ្លួនចេញ, ឈប់ជ្រៀតជ្រែក, ...
Korean:물러나다, 간섭하다, ...
Persian:دور شدن, دخالت نکردن, ...
Polish:odejść, nie wtrącać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):sair fora, parar de se meter, ...
Romanian:a nu te băga, a nu se mai băga, ...
Swedish:dra sig ur, inte lägga sig i, ...
Thai:ถอยออกไป, เลิกยุ่ง, ...
Turkish:uzaklaşmak, karışmamak, ...
Vietnamese:rời đi, xen vào, ...

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