chisel in
(intransitive) To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
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(intransitive) To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
Ignore him, he's only here because he chiseled in.
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(intransitive, slang) To unfairly push in on (something); to gain a role in (something unsavory); to acquire a partial interest in (something) through deceit.
He's chiseling in on our operation.
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Beyond its literal meaning of shaping stone or wood with a chisel, chiselling in slang refers to cheating, swindling, or cutting corners to gain an unfair advantage. To chisel someone is to defraud them through petty trickery or persistent small deceits — not quite the grand con, but the steady, sneaky kind of dishonesty that erodes trust over time. The word has a satisfying grittiness to it, evoking the slow, deliberate nature of the cheat.
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