Stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2021-10-27 11:10

Meaning of Stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted

Synonyms:

put one's nose in where it's not wanted

Stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted Verb + object/complement informal

To become involved in something that is not one's business or duty in an inquisitive manner.

Don't stick your nose where it isn't wanted, Min. I can manage on my own.

Reporters constantly took sneaky videos this couple's private life. They got angry and posted on Friday: "Why do newspapers have to stick their nose in where it’s not wanted?"

Other phrases about:

butt into (something)

To interrupt something (usually a conversation or discussion).

horn in

If one horns in someone or something, he or she intrudes on someone or interferes in something in an annoying and unwanted way.

a nosy parker

Used to indicate a person who likes to interfere or probe into the lives of others.

Grammar and Usage of Stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted

Verb Forms

to stick (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted
sticks (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted
stuck (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted
sticking (one's) nose (in) where it's not wanted

Possessive Adjectives

to stick my nose (in) where it's not wanted
to stick your nose (in) where it's not wanted
to stick her nose (in) where it's not wanted
to stick his nose (in) where it's not wanted
to stick our nose (in) where it's not wanted
to stick their noses (in) where it's not wanted

The verb "stick" should be conjugated according to its tense.