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poked one's nose into

poked one's nose into is the simple past and past participle of poke one's nose into.

Meaning of poke 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

Questions about poked one's nose into

What is poked one's nose into the simple past and past participle of?
Poked one's nose into is the simple past and past participle of poke one's nose into.

Words near poked one's nose into in the dictionary

  1. poked borax
  2. poked fun
  3. poked holes in
  4. poked mullock
  5. poked one's fun
  6. poked one's nose into
  7. poked out
  8. poked someone's eye out
  9. poked the bear
  10. pokeful
  11. pokefuls

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