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barge in (to some place) Fig. to go or come rudely into some place. He just barged right in without knocking. Don't barge in like that, without letting us know you're here! barge into someone or something Fig. to bump or crash into someone or something, possibly on purpose. She just barged into me and nearly knocked me over. Tom tripped, barged into the water cooler, and hurt his knee. I wouldn't touch somebody/something with a barge pole. (British & Australian informal) also I wouldn't touch somebody/something with a ten-foot pole (American & Australian informal) something that you say which means that you think someone or something is so bad that you do not want to be involved with them in any way If I were you, I wouldn't touch that property with a barge pole. barge in to enter a room suddenly and unexpectedly How can you barge in here like this and start shouting insults at me! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While Cynthia Brandon, the mom, waited in the car, Mike Lugo, her son, went up to the targeted house, "snapped the lock on the homeowner's screen door and barged in as the woman retreated to the backyard, gun in hand. The 29-year-old suspect, whose wounds were not life-threatening, snapped the lock on the homeowner's screen door and barged in as the woman retreated to the backyard, gun in hand, according to a sheriff's report. This allows for biodiesel to be barged down river for export or up river to domestic destinations. |
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