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bump into

[bump into] {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. * /Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

goose bumps

[goose bumps] or [goose pimples] {n. plural}, {informal} Small bumps that come on a person's skin when he gets cold or afraid. * /Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bump off

[bump off] {v.}, {slang} To kill in a violent way; murder in gangster fashion. * /Hoodlums in a speeding car bumped him off with Tommy guns./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

run into

[run into] {v.} 1. To mix with; join with. * /If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house./ * /This […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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butt in

[butt in] {v.}, {slang} To join in with what other people are doing without asking or being asked; interfere in other people's […]