Poke your nose into this definition.
Idiom: poke (one’s) nose into
Definition
(1) to pry into someone’s life, to try to learn about someone or something.
(2) to meddle in someone’s life, to get involved in someone’s life.
Examples
→ Hank’s always poking his nose in other people’s business.
→ Please keep your nose out of my business.
Notes
This idiom is also used with put and stick, as in “Don’t put/stick your nose in his business.”
Related Idioms
• poke around, poke about
→ I’ll poke around to see what I can learn.
• nose around, nose about
→ Some guy was nosing around here asking questions.
Level
The idiom poke (one’s) nose into is intermediate-level vocabulary. The phrase is informal and colloquial.
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