pipe up

paɪp ʌp

Definition

Definition of pipe up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

sudden speechspeak suddenly or loudly in a group

He piped up with a question during the meeting.
When the teacher asked, a student piped up eagerly.
Don't pipe up unless you have something helpful to say.

chime in

interject

speak up

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Expressions with pipe

pipe down

stop talking or making noise

The teacher asked the students to pipe down during the lecture..

pipe dream

unrealistic hope or plan unlikely to happen

Winning the lottery is just a pipe dream.

pipe in

interrupt a conversation with a comment

She piped in with a suggestion during the meeting.

go down the wrong pipe

accidentally enter the airway instead of the stomach while swallowing

The sip of juice went down the wrong pipe and made him cough.

just a pipe dream

wish unlikely to come true

His idea of becoming a movie star is just a pipe dream.

wrong pipe

situation where food enters the trachea causing coughing

She started coughing because the water went down the wrong pipe.

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French:prendre soudainement la parole, ...
German:sich zu Wort melden, ...
Italian:intervenire, ...
Spanish:interrumpir, ...
Portuguese:intervir de repente, ...
Chinese:插嘴, ...
Japanese:口を挟む, ...
Arabic:تَدَخَّلَ فَجْأَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפָּרֵץ בִּדְבָרִים, ...
Russian:заговорить, ...
Ukrainian:озиватися, ...
Hindi:अचानक बोल पड़ना, ...
Bengali:উচ্চস্বরে বলা, ...
Catalan:intervenir, ...
Czech:ozvat se, ...
Danish:bryde ind, ...
Dutch:zich laten horen, ...
Greek:πετάγομαι να μιλήσω, ...
Hungarian:megszólalni, ...
Khmer:និយាយឡើងភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:불쑥 말하다, ...
Persian:ناگهان صحبت کردن, ...
Polish:wtrącić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):intervir, ...
Romanian:a interveni, ...
Swedish:flika in, ...
Thai:พูดแทรกขึ้นมา, ...
Turkish:laf atmak, ...
Vietnamese:lên tiếng, ...

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