butts out
Quits interfering now
Butts out is the third-person singular form of the phrasal verb butt out, meaning to stop interfering or meddling in someone else's affairs.
It's typically used as a command telling someone to mind their own business: She told him to butt out of her personal life.
When someone butts out, they withdraw from involvement they weren't invited into.
The phrase carries an informal, sometimes rude tone.
- step backCreate distance, literally/figuratively
- back awayRetreat while still facing
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- withdrawRemove or pull away
none of your business · keep your distance · manners · boundaries · let go · non-interference · leave it alone · autonomy · back off · detachment · step aside · privacy · disengage · discretion · hands off · abstain · retreat · decorum
butts outbutts in
Intrudes on conversation
interferes · meddles · intrudes · pries · intervenes
butts outjoins in
Becomes a participant
participates · engages · steps up · takes part · dives in
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