barge in
Interrupt without permission
To barge in is to enter abruptly without invitation or warning, interrupting whatever's already happening: She barged in while we were in the middle of a meeting.
The phrase suggests rudeness or obliviousness—someone who barges in doesn't wait for permission or check whether they're welcome.
It can also mean interrupting a conversation: He kept barging in with his opinions.
- butt inInterject without welcome
- cut inInterrupt or intrude suddenly
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
- gatecrashAttend without being invited
interrupt · break in · step in · uninvited · horn in · chime in · speak out of turn · encroach · unannounced · intrusion · burst · insinuate · crash · rude · tactless · invade · shove · doorway
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, butting in
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- meddlingmeddle, meddler, butt in, horn in, intrude
- join injoin in, participate, take part, get involved, pitch in
- surprise attacksambush, sneak attack, blindside, catch off guard, sneak up