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  • poke your nose into something — poke/shove/stick/your nose into something phrase to show too much interest in things that are someone’s private business You have no right to poke your nose into my affairs! Thesaurus: to try to find out informationsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • poke — ► VERB 1) jab or prod with a finger or a sharp object. 2) make (a hole) by jabbing or prodding. 3) (poke about/around) look or search around a place. 3) (often poke out) thrust out or protrude in a particular direction. ► NOUN ▪ …   English terms dictionary

  • poke your nose in/into — see ↑nose, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑poke …   Useful english dictionary

  • poke# — poke vb Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting. Poke implies primarily the use of a body… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • nose — [nōz] n. [ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base * nas , nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril] 1. the part of the human face between …   English World dictionary

  • poke one's nose into — ► poke one s nose into informal take an intrusive interest in. Main Entry: ↑poke …   English terms dictionary

  • poke one's nose — To pry • • • Main Entry: ↑poke …   Useful english dictionary

  • poke (your) nose into (something) — to try to discover things that do not involve you. The government has no business poking its nose into people s personal lives …   New idioms dictionary

  • poke (your) nose into (something) — poke/stick (your) nose into (something) informal to show too much interest in a situation that does not involve you. That ll teach him to go poking his nose into other people s business! …   New idioms dictionary

  • poke — [n] push, thrust blow, boost, bunt, butt, dig, hit, jab, nudge, prod, punch, shove, stab; concepts 189,208 poke [v1] push at; thrust arouse, awaken, bulge, butt*, crowd, dig, elbow*, goose*, hit, jab, jostle, jut, nudge*, overhang, prod, project …   New thesaurus

  • nose\ about — • nose about • nose around v. phr. informal To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. In Grandmother s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures. The detective was nosing around in… …   Словарь американских идиом

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