He always had his nose in other people's business.
The ship nosed into the pier.
The car nosed into the curb.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
nose into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms nose into : he/she/it noses into present participle nosing into past tense nosed into past participle nosed into showing disapproval nose into something to try to find out information about something I don t… … English dictionary
nose into — phrasal : to poke or pry into with or as if with the nose she was nosing into everything around here Edwin Lanham * * * ˌnose in ˈto [transitive] [he/she/it noses into present participle nosing into … Useful english dictionary
To thrust one's nose into — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
stick 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
shove 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
stick one's nose into — verb to interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one). Social studies gives you an excuse to stick your nose into a broad range of subjects. Syn: poke ones nose into … Wiktionary
poke one's nose into — verb to interfere or try to intervene in an issue that does not concern one. Have a nice day, Mr Perelman! said the cabbie. Listen! he said, Dont poke your nose into my affairs. Ill have the kind of day I want to. Syn: stick ones nose into … Wiktionary
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
