fourrer son nez

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ʁe sɔ̃ ne/

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Verb

fourrer son nez

1. (informal, figuratively) to stick one's nose [with dans ‘in(to) something’]

   fourrer son nez dans les affaires des autres ― to stick one's nose into other people's business

   fourrer son nez là où il ne faut pas ― to stick one's nose where it doesn't belong

   fourrer son nez partout ― to stick one's nose into everything, to be nosy

See also

• fouiner
• se mêler de ce qui ne nous regarde pas