cut in
To suddenly join a conversation or a queue when it is not your turn, or to move in front of someone's car.
Meanings
To interrupt a conversation or what someone is saying.
""Sorry to cut in," she said, "but I think I have the answer to that question.""
To move suddenly in front of another vehicle in traffic.
"A red car cut in right in front of me on the motorway, forcing me to brake hard."
To approach a couple dancing and ask one of them to dance with you instead.
"Halfway through the waltz, her brother cut in and danced her to the other side of the room."
To include someone in a share of profits or a deal.
"If you help me set this up, I'll cut you in for twenty percent."
Common in everyday speech. In the driving sense, 'cutting in' (or 'cutting someone up') is considered rude and dangerous. In the dancing sense, it is a traditional, usually polite custom. Also used in business to mean including someone in a deal.
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