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Muscle in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he MUSCLED IN.
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Meaning: Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
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Muscle in on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She MUSCLED IN ON the deal even though we wanted to do it without her.
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Meaning: Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement
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Muscle into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: They are MUSCLING INTO our market and there is very little we can do to stop them.
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Meaning: Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement
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Muscle out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They used their contacts in local government to MUSCLE the competitors OUT.
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Meaning: Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out