poke your nose into

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to try to become involved in sth that does not concern you

   Oh, my dear fellow, in this country people poke their nose into everything.

In the movies · 1

• Oh, my dear fellow, in this country people poke their nose into everything.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943

Learn it in full scenes

• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
  • War Starts at Midnight
  • The Home Guard Exercise Turns Real
  • General Wynne-Candy Is Taken Prisoner

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