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
DeltaDEL-təEnglish
Bryant['braiənt]
SÁNdorSHAHN-dorHungarian
Dahlia['deiljə]
MirjamMIR-yahm (German), MEER-yahm (Finnish)Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Torgils-Norwegian