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poke one's nose into

poke one's nose into verb: synonym of stick one's nose into.

Verb

poke one's nose into (third-person singular simple present pokes one's nose into, present participle poking one's nose into, simple past and past participle poked one's nose into)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of stick one's nose into.
    • "Have a nice day, Mr Perelman!" said the cabbie. "Listen!" he said, "Don't poke your nose into my affairs. I'll have the kind of day I want to."1979, S. J. Perelman (attributed - conversation with a cab driver)
    Antonyms:
    keep one's nose out of

Synonyms of poke one's nose into

Antonyms

  • keep one's nose out of

Forms of poke one's nose into

third-person singular presentpokes one's nose into
present participlepoking one's nose into
past participlepoked one's nose into
pastpoked one's nose into

Questions about poke one's nose into

What does poke one's nose into mean?
Poke one's nose into means synonym of stick one's nose into.
What part of speech is poke one's nose into?
Poke one's nose into is a verb.
What is the past tense of poke one's nose into?
The past tense of poke one's nose into is poked one's nose into.

Words near poke one's nose into in the dictionary

  1. poke boxes
  2. poke fun
  3. poke holes in
  4. poke mullock
  5. poke one's fun
  6. poke one's nose into
  7. poke out
  8. poke salad
  9. poke salads
  10. poke someone's eye out
  11. poke the bear

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