| 词汇 | nose around |
| 释义 | Idiom nose around and nose about Theme: EXAMINATION - INVESTIGATION to investigate; to check (into something). (Informal.)I don't have an answer to your question, but I'll nose around and see what I can find out.I'll nose about, too. Who knows what we'll find out? Idiom nose around to try to discover information.Justice Department lawyers started nosing around after they received a complaint from a former employee. Related vocabulary: sniff out someone/somethingPhr V nose around noses, nosing, nosed nose about/around (swh) informal to look around a place, often in order to find somethingI don't like the idea of someone nosing around in my bedroom.I was just nosing around his office. nose around ⇨ nosey; nose; nose aroundnoun an act of casual surveillance or inquisition UK, 1984nose around/about • nose around/about sth informal to look around a place trying to find out things about people in a way that annoys them: I found him nosing about in my office, looking at the papers on my desk. We don't want any private detectives nosing around the place.■ SIMILAR TO: poke around/about, snoop nose aroundTo make observations or look through things, often subtly or stealthily, in an attempt to discover something. The phrase sometimes but not always implies that someone is prying into something that is not their business. Quit nosing around in my room! Mom, he's looking through my drawers again! I nosed around in the old file cabinets, but I wasn't able to find any of the documents we're looking for. nose around (something)to pry into something; to snoop around something. I caught her nosing around my desk. Wally is always nosing around. |
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