poke one's nose into

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poke one's nose into

verb pokes one's nose into · poking one's nose into · poked one's nose into

idiomatic Synonym 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."
Similar: stick one's nose into · Opposite: keep one's nose out of

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@misc{poke_one_s_nose_into_2026,
  title = {poke one's nose into},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poke%20one's%20nose%20into},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}