keep your nose out of it

  • 11keep your nose out of my business — phr. do not meddle in my affairs; do not involve yourself in what I am doing …

    English slang

  • 12Get your nose out of my business! — AND Keep your nose out of my business! xclam. Mind your own business and leave me alone. □ Get your nose out of my business! This is not your affair …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 13keep your nose clean —    If someone is trying to keep their Nose Clean, they are trying to stay out of trouble by not getting involved in any sort of wrong doing.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person who keeps their nose clean behaves well and avoids… …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 14Keep your nose clean —   If someone is trying to keep their Nose Clean, they are trying to stay out of trouble by not getting involved in any sort of wrong doing …

    Dictionary of English idioms

  • 15nose — nose1 W2S2 [nəuz US nouz] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your face)¦ 2 (right) under somebody s nose 3 stick/poke your nose into something 4 keep your nose out (of something) 5 turn your nose up (at something) 6 with your nose in the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16nose — nose1 [ nouz ] noun count *** 1. ) the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils: Her nose is bleeding. Hold your nose (=press the two sides of it) and put your head …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17nose — 1 noun 1 ON YOUR FACE (C) the part of your face that you smell with and breathe through: a broken nose | Marty punched him on the nose. | blow your nose (=clear it by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth or soft paper): Here, take this hanky… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18nose — I UK [nəʊz] / US [noʊz] noun [countable] Word forms nose : singular nose plural noses *** 1) the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils Her nose is bleeding. Hold …

    English dictionary

  • 19nose — /noʊz / (say nohz) noun 1. the part of the face or head which contains the nostrils, affording passage for air in respiration, etc. 2. this part as the organ of smell: the aroma of coffee greeted his nose. 3. the sense of smell: a dog with a good …

  • 20nose — [[t]noʊz[/t]] n. v. nosed, nos•ing 1) anat. the part of the face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and that functions as a passageway for air in respiration 2) anat. this part as the organ of smell 3) the sense of smell 4) the snout …

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