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chime in

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chime in (with something)
Fig. to add a comment to the discussion. Little Billy chimed in with a suggestion. He chimed in too late; the meeting was breaking up.

chime in
to enter a conversation, esp. by interrupting Everyone at the table began to chime in with their own ideas.


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The slave auctioneer's bell and the church-going bell chime in with each other, and the bitter cries of the heart-broken slave are drowned in the religious shouts of his pious master.
Moreover, my occupations have been always made to chime in with the ordinary habitudes of my fellowmen.
I did not chime in with this idea at all; I said I thought Harris would have been showing a more proper spirit if he had suggested that he and George should work, and let me rest a bit.
 
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