have your nose in

have your nose in
have your nose in
◇ If you have your nose in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc., you are reading it.

It seems like she always has her nose in a book [=she's always reading a book] whenever I see her.

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Main Entry:nose

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  • poke your nose into something — poke/shove/stick/your nose into something phrase 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 informationsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • stick your nose into something — poke/shove/stick/your nose into something phrase 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 informationsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

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