Idiom
poke one's nose into
Meaning
Synonym of stick one's nose into.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please stop poking your nose into my private business.”
“My neighbor is always poking his nose into our affairs to see what we are doing.”
“The journalist was known for poking his nose into the private lives of public figures, regardless of the ethical consequences.”
Examples
simple
“Please stop poking your nose into my private business.”
contextual
“My neighbor is always poking his nose into our affairs to see what we are doing.”
complex
“The journalist was known for poking his nose into the private lives of public figures, regardless of the ethical consequences.”
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