butt out
verb
butted out; butting out; butts out
: to cease interference or involvement
told him to butt out of my affairs
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But regardless of what the judge felt about it, the letter writers said Hochul should butt out.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
If there’s nothing cushiony around you, stick your butt out!
—Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
But a super configurable sleep tracking clock that uses Mario noises and retro animations to get your butt out of bed?
—David Pierce, The Verge, 13 Oct. 2024
So Chevron meant that those courts would have to butt out and let Reagan and his appointees determine the direction of government.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 June 2024
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
If there’s nothing cushiony around you, stick your butt out!
—Katie Camero, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
But a super configurable sleep tracking clock that uses Mario noises and retro animations to get your butt out of bed?
—David Pierce, The Verge, 13 Oct. 2024
So Chevron meant that those courts would have to butt out and let Reagan and his appointees determine the direction of government.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 28 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for butt out
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“Butt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butt%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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