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单词 to poke one's nose into
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to poke (also stick, thrust, etc.) one's nose into (also in)
(b) to poke (also stick, thrust, etc.) one's nose into (also in) (something): to intrude or interfere, esp. without good reason, in (something, esp. someone else's concern). Conversely: to keep one's nose out.
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the mind > attention and judgement > feel curious about [verb (transitive)] > pry
overpry1566
to pry into ——1581
underfeel1600
to poke (also stick, thrust, etc.) one's nose into (also in)1611
spy1626
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Nez Mettre le nez par tout, to thrust his nose into euery corner.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Besnoffelen, To See, Prie, or Have his nose in every thing.
1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical xi. 151 Let the Conversation turn upon what Subject it pleases, be it of War, or of Religion, Morality, or Politicks, he will perpetually thrust his Nose into it.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) To thrust one's Nose into the affairs of others, to be meddling with other people's matters; to be a busy body.
1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. ii. 138 In those days nobody..thrust his nose into other people's affairs.
1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xxxvi. 347 Beck! leave the room. What do you want poking your nose in here?
1856 C. Reade It is never too Late I. xv. 255 If he hadn't been a fool and put his nose into my business.
1859 Presbyterian Mag. Nov. 509 We have a decided disliking for Miss-Fortune. She is ever sticking her nose in where it is not wanted.
1870 M. J. Holmes 'Lena Rivers v. 51 ‘And can't Carrie quit sticking her nose in other folks' business?’ chimed in John Jr.
1883 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) 190 A flourishing Evangelical, who poked his nose into everything.
1902 V. Jacob Sheep-stealers ix. 79 Can ye get they things without Mrs. Walters seein' ye?.. It would never do for her to be stickin' her holy nose into it.
1920 Cases Supreme Court Colorado 63 383 She was sticking her nose in his business, and would not help him.
1956 M. Dickens Angel in Corner xi. 231 It happens to be nothing to do with Ed, but you keep your nose out of it, anyway.
1989 Eagle 28 Oct. 29 You're going to regret that, soldier! No-one asked you to stick your nose in.
1993 Macworld Dec. 7/2 (advt.) The painless, yet powerful, System 7 savvy way to keep other people's noses permanently out of both your personal and professional data.
2006 W. E. B. Griffin Hostage (2007) xv. 562 People killed—because some hotshot..stuck his nose in what was being developed and blew it.
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