poke your nose into something
- poke your nose into something
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to show too much interest in things that are someone’s private business
You have no right to poke your nose into my affairs!
Thesaurus: to try to find out information
synonym
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poke/stick your nose into ˈsth idiom
(informal) to try to become involved in sth that does not concern you
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He's always poking his nose into other people's business.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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poke — poke1 [pəuk US pouk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with a finger/stick etc)¦ 2¦(through a space/hole)¦ 3¦(be seen)¦ 4 poke a hole 5 poke holes in something 6 poke fun at somebody 7 poke your nose into something 8 poke the fire 9¦(sex)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
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