poke one's nose into



poke one's nose into

Pry into or meddle in another's affairs, as in I told her to stop poking her nose into our business. This usage replaced the earlier thrust one's nose into in the mid-1800s.
See also: nose, poke

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Squires['skwaiəz]
Ford[fɔ:d]
Konul-Azerbaijani
Asch[æʃ]
StiinaSTEE:-nahFinnish
BarnabasBAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek