stick one's nose in
To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of anotherTo be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.
I was doing just fine before he came and stuck his nose in.
сова́ть носsovátʹ nos, су́нуть носsúnutʹ nos
Examples
474 sentencesDon't get stuck in a rut.
Не піддавайся рутині. — deniko
Tom's car was stuck in the mud.
Машина Тома застрягла у багнюці. — deniko
deToms Auto steckte im Schlamm fest. — Melang
Tom's car got stuck in the mud.
Машина Тома застрягла у багнюці. — deniko
ruМашина Тома застряла в грязи. — odexed
deToms Auto blieb im Schlamm stecken. — pullnosemans
Tom's car is stuck in the mud.
Машина Тома застрягла у багнюці. — deniko
ruМашина Тома застряла в грязи. — odexed
deToms Auto steckt im Matsch fest. — Waldelfe
We found a nail stuck in the tire.
Ми знайшли цвях, що застряг у покришці. — deniko
ruМы нашли гвоздь, застрявший в покрышке. — odexed
deIm Reifen steckte ein Nagel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesForms
sticks one's nose in, sticking one's nose in, stuck one's nose in, stuck one's nose in| Base form | stick one's nose in · to stick one's nose in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sticks one's nose in |
| Present participle | sticking one's nose in |
| Past simple | stuck one's nose in |
| Past participle | stuck one's nose in |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.