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stick one's nose into

stick one's nose into verb: to interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one).

Verb

stick one's nose into (third-person singular simple present sticks one's nose into, present participle sticking one's nose into, simple past and past participle stuck one's nose into)

  1. (idiomatic) To interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one).
    • Stop sticking your nose into my affairs!
    Synonyms:
    poke one's nose into, thrust one's nose into

stick one's nose into meaning in Tamil and Arabic

stick one's nose into in Tamil

to interfere
மூக்கைநுழை mūkkainuḻai, மூக்கைநீட்டு mūkkainīṭṭu

stick one's nose into in Arabic

to interfere
حَشَرَ أَنْفَهُ ḥašara ʔanfahu

Synonyms of stick one's nose into

Forms of stick one's nose into

third-person singular presentsticks one's nose into
present participlesticking one's nose into
past participlestuck one's nose into
paststuck one's nose into

Questions about stick one's nose into

What does stick one's nose into mean?
Stick one's nose into means to interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one).
What is stick one's nose into in Tamil?
Stick one's nose into in Tamil is மூக்கைநுழை (mūkkainuḻai), மூக்கைநீட்டு (mūkkainīṭṭu). See Stick one's nose into meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stick one's nose into?
Stick one's nose into is a verb.
What is the past tense of stick one's nose into?
The past tense of stick one's nose into is stuck one's nose into.

Words near stick one's nose into in the dictionary

  1. stick one's foot in it
  2. stick one's foot in one's mouth
  3. stick one's head in the sand
  4. stick one's neck out
  5. stick one's nose in
  6. stick one's nose into
  7. stick one's oar in
  8. stick one's tongue out
  9. stick out
  10. stick out a mile
  11. stick out like a sore thumb

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