10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POKE ONE'S NOSE INTO»
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poke one's nose into in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[First half of 1900s] Also see nose about; poke one's nose into. nose in a book,
have one's Be constantly reading, as in Walter is known for having his nose in a
book. This expression graphically depicts immersing oneself in reading.
»«*«BAfi«WA') to speak through one's nose U SPEAK to stick/ poke one's nose
into i fHfyit-LM i SlUMMXZM (Don't poke your nose into other's affair. fft^T-ilTfil
itiKzm - ) to thrust one's nose in J>i THRUST to thumb one's nose !tL THUMB * to
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... poke one's nose into (inf. derog) to interfere with other people's business: He is
always poking his nose into my affairs. 243.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
... S^J»1?5l C?«W I '3. To produce as a hole etc. in a thing by poking ; C*ft&1$Sl
13 fUl I 4. (Colloq.) To shut (oneself etc.) up in a poky place ; ( 5fa;5«t1tS ) 1l*H ?
tW a1^ f 51 I 5. .To thrust forward esp. obtrusively ; as, to poke one's nose into ...
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Michelangelo's
Nose: A Myth and Its Maker
... to stick or poke one's nose into something, to have under one's nose, to look
down one's nose, to rub someone's nose in something, to thumb one's nose at
somebody, to hold one's nose, to pick one's nose, to blow one's nose, to have
one's ...
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
... acquaintance with her. make a noise (about something) talk or complain loudly
He made a noise about the travel arrangements. to poke one's nose into
someone else's business to pry; to interfere in another person's private business.
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
2. to stick] to poke/(...) one's nose into every piddling little thing 1. vgl. — seine
Nase in jeden Dreck stecken 2. vgl. — sich um jeden Dreck kümmern jm. jn. vor
die Nase setzen ugs - to put a new man/woman]... over so n, to appoint so. over ...
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Compact Oxford Russian Dictionary
(infml) to poke one's nose (into), pry (into) COBéTbCFI, cyibcb, cyélubcrl impf. (of
> cyHy'rbca) (infml) I] to push, strain a (B + a.) (fig., 6 113010116 0610) to butt (in)
; (0 0066ma1llil) to poke one's nose (into) J COBepLLIléTb, élo, éeT impi of ...
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General Knowledge of English Literature
To poke one's nose into someone else's business—to pry, to interfere in
anotherperson's private business. Under one's nose—something that happens
very close to a person without the person knowing it. To look down one'snose—to
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
... of inquisitiveness or interference □ poke one's nose into something, o verb {
nosed, nosing) 1 tr<Sl intrto move carefully forward n nosed the car out of the
yard. 2 to detect something by smelling. 3 said of an animal: to sniff at something
or ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POKE ONE'S NOSE INTO»
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Prize crossword No 26083
1 Poke one's nose into group of servicemen with a candid humour, leading to hospital (4,6,4); 9 Action that doesn't take place in Union St (7) ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
Vladislav Tkachiev: the blitz revolution
Because of the general opinion that chess is such an over-intellectual game that it's better not to poke one's nose into it. The blitz master plays a ... «Chessbase News, Dec 04»
