stick one's nose in

verb

To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.

“I was doing just fine before he came and stuck his nose in.”

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Meanings

verbstick one's nose in (third-person singular simple present sticks one's nose in, present participle sticking one's nose in, simple past and past participle stuck one's nose in)

present singular third person sticks one's nose in · participle present sticking one's nose in · participle past stuck one's nose in · past stuck one's nose in

  1. informalTo be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.

    I was doing just fine before he came and stuck his nose in.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thrust one's nose in

Translations

Finnish sekaantua, työntää nenänsä
  • sekaantuato be nosy
  • työntää nenänsäto be nosy
French fourrer son nez
  • fourrer son nezto be nosy
Icelandic skipta sér af, hnýsast
  • skipta sér afto be nosy
  • hnýsastto be nosy
  • vasast íto be nosy
  • vera með nefið ofan í hvers manns koppito be nosy
  • vera með nefið niðri í ölluto be nosy
  • sletta sér fram íto be nosy
  • trana sér fram íto be nosy
Persian فضولی کردن
  • فضولی کردن (fozuli kardan)to be nosy
Polish wsadzać nos, wsadzić nos
  • wsadzać nosto be nosy
  • wsadzić nosto be nosy
Russian сова́ть нос, су́нуть нос
  • сова́ть нос (sovátʹ nos)to be nosy
  • су́нуть нос (súnutʹ nos)to be nosy
Spanish meter las narices, meterse donde no lo llaman
  • meter las naricesto be nosy
  • meterse donde no lo llamanto be nosy
Turkish burnunu sokmak
  • burnunu sokmakto be nosy
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APA

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MLA

“stick one's nose in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20nose%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick one's nose in,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20nose%20in.

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