poke one's nose into

verb

Synonym of stick one's nose into.

Similar
stick one's nose into
Opposite
keep one's nose out of
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Meanings

verbpoke one's nose into (third-person singular simple present pokes one's nose into, present participle poking one's nose into, simple past and past participle poked one's nose into)

present singular third person pokes one's nose into · participle present poking one's nose into · participle past poked one's nose into · past poked one's nose into

  1. idiomaticSynonym of stick one's nose into.

    "Have a nice day, Mr Perelman!" said the cabbie. "Listen!" he said, "Don't poke your nose into my affairs. I'll have the kind of day I want to."

    1979, S. J. Perelman (attributed - conversation with a cab driver)

    Synonyms: stick one's nose into · Antonyms: keep one's nose out of

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of stick one's nose into.

Similar
stick one's nose into
Opposite
keep one's nose out of
Also see
stick one's nose into
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Chicago

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