Phrase guide

stick one's nose in

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • I was doing just fine before he came and stuck his nose in.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sekaantua — to be nosy
  • Finnish: työntää nenänsä — to be nosy
  • French: fourrer son nez — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: skipta sér af — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: hnýsast — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: vasast í — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: vera með nefið ofan í hvers manns koppi — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: vera með nefið niðri í öllu — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: sletta sér fram í — to be nosy
  • Icelandic: trana sér fram í — to be nosy
  • Persian: فضولی کردن (fozuli kardan) — to be nosy
  • Polish: wsadzać nos — to be nosy
  • Polish: wsadzić nos — to be nosy
  • Russian: сова́ть нос (sovátʹ nos) — to be nosy
  • Russian: су́нуть нос (súnutʹ nos) — to be nosy
  • Spanish: meter las narices — to be nosy
  • Spanish: meterse donde no lo llaman — to be nosy
  • Turkish: burnunu sokmak — to be nosy