to muscle in on sth
1muscle in (on somebody) — ˌmuscle ˈin (on sb/sth) derived (informal, disapproving) to involve yourself in a situation when you have no right to do so, in order to get sth for yourself Main entry: ↑musclederived …
2muscle in (on something) — ˌmuscle ˈin (on sb/sth) derived (informal, disapproving) to involve yourself in a situation when you have no right to do so, in order to get sth for yourself Main entry: ↑musclederived …
3muscle — mus|cle1 W3S2 [ˈmʌsəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel , from mus mouse ; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin] 1.) [U and C] one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that… …
4muscle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, powerful, strong ▪ taut, tense, tight ▪ relaxed ▪ smooth …
5pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings …
6tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… …
7strain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 severe demand on strength, resources, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous ▪ …
8work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …
9tight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. 1 not loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, go ▪ …
10strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… …
