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Muscle Oil Muscled Meaning Power Influence Force Situation

Word muscle in
Meaning

Meaning: to use your power or influence to force your way into a situation even if you're not wanted

Synonym: intrude

Example For example:

  • muscle in As soon as oil was discovered in the country, the big oil companies muscled in and soon had most of the exploration rights.

  • muscle in on sth When the major airlines saw how well the new route was doing, they muscled in on it and got a piece of the action.

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