poke/stick your nose into sth

informal

Definition

C2 to try to discover things that are not really related to you: I wish he'd stop poking his nose into my personal life!CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioning

(Definition of poke/stick your nose into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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poke noun
poke verb (APPEAR)
poke verb (ON INTERNET)
poke verb (PUSH)
poke/dig sb in the ribs idiom
poke/stick your nose into sth idiom
poker machine noun
poker noun (GAME)
poker noun (TOOL)
poker-faced adjective
poky adjective (FAST)

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SMART Thesaurus: Curiosity

Synonyms and related words:

curiosity killed the cat idiom
curiosity noun (INTEREST)
curious adjective (INTERESTED)
inquiring adjective
inquisitive adjective
inquisitorial adjective
meddlesome adjective
nosy adjective
nosy parker noun
prurient adjective
quizzical adjective
stick your snoot in/into (sth) idiom
thirsty adjective (WISH)

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