butt out
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Modelled after butt in.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb[edit]
butt out (third-person singular simple present butts out, present participle butting out, simple past and past participle butted out)
- (intransitive, Canada, US, slang, derogatory) To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
- The government should butt out of people's private lives.
Translations[edit]
to stop interfering