nose
- noun
- /noʊz/
- Informal
- Riverbank folk are eager to help anyone who wants to poke their nose into other people's business.
And this is the fact that you're sticking your nose in it makes me feel like you're very confident.
- And this is the fact that you're sticking your nose in it makes me feel like you're very confident.
- I mean, he put his nose in the one, Yeah.
Examples
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Such criticism led the government to accuse businesses of poking their noses in politics.
Academic text (2003) -
I kept my nose out of it... ...but you and Lorna.
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I mean, he put his nose in the one, Yeah.
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All right, come on, keep your nose in it.
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You see what happens when you stick your nose in?
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I know lots of people look down their nose at soaps, right?
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I can't take the way they just look down their nose at everyone.
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If you know what's good for you, keep your damned nose out of other people's business.
Fiction book (1990) -
Instead of protecting businessmen, it pokes its nose into business.
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Why do you always feel the need to poke your nose into my affairs?
Idioms
- Informal
To show open disrespect by refusing to follow rules or customs
- Informal
To work hard for a long time on a difficult task without stopping
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
Compounds
- Specialized
The pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or plane that protects important parts and reduces air resistance during flight
A sudden steep fall that often happens to a plane with its front pointing down or to prices
- Specialized
An enlarged red nose with visible blood vessels that often comes from heavy drinking
- Archaic
A nose that becomes large and red with visible veins from long heavy drinking
How Inquisitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Think of nose as the body part that 'pokes' into things — the old word nosu named that part, and from that image we get expressions about curiosity. That's why saying someone has their nose in other people's business means they are prying or interfering.