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くちをはさむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Alt. forms
口くちを挟はさむ
85%
口くちをはさむ
14%
くちをはさむ
Conjugations...Used in: 2
Composed of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
Examples (5 in total)
"Excuse me," Ann broke in.
Don't interrupt me while I'm talking.
Don't interrupt when people are talking.
It is not polite to interrupt someone while he is talking.
He often breaks into the middle of a conversation.