| 词汇 | pokes your nose in something |
| 释义 | (redirected from pokes your nose in something)poke (one's) nose in(to) (something)To involve oneself in an intrusive or nosy manner into something that is not one's business or responsibility. I wish my neighbors would quit poking their noses in and just leave us alone! Don't poke your nose into your brother's affairs—he can manage well enough on his own. poke one's nose in (to something)and stick one's nose in (to something)Fig. to interfere with something; to be nosy about something. I wish you'd stop poking your nose into my business. She was too upset for me to stick my nose in and ask what was wrong. poke one's nose intoPry 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. poke your nose into somethingorstick your nose into somethingINFORMALCOMMON If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into it, they interfere in something that does not concern them. He has no right to go poking his nose into my affairs. I felt that they were sticking their noses into what was only my business. Compare with keep your nose out of something. poke your nose intotake an intrusive interest in; pry into. informalpoke/stick your nose in/into something(informal) interfere in the affairs or business of other people: She’s always sticking her nose into other people’s affairs. It’s really annoying.What happens in this department does not concern him. Why does he have to poke his nose into everything all the time? |
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