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
LyndsayLINDZ-eeEnglish (Modern)
Dent[dent]
Monroemən-RO (English)Scottish, English
Tatyanatah-TYAH-nahRussian
Elpidio-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
'Orpah-Biblical Hebrew