chisel in
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[edit]Verb
[edit]chisel in (third-person singular simple present chisels in, present participle (US) chiseling in or (Commonwealth) chiselling in, simple past and past participle (US) chiseled in or (Commonwealth) chiselled in)
- (intransitive) To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
- Ignore him, he's only here because he chiseled in.
- (intransitive, slang) To unfairly push in on (something); to gain a role in (something unsavory); to acquire a partial interest in (something) through deceit.
- He's chiseling in on our operation.