to pry into other people's business
1pry — I v 1. inquire, question, query, quiz, ask; examine, interrogate, Inf. grill, cross examine; meddle, interfere, intermeddle, Brit. Dial. mell, interlope; intrude, butt in, U.S. Sl. horn in, obtrude; impose, interpose, intervene; mind other people …
2paul pry — ˈpȯlˈprī noun (plural paul prys) Usage: usually capitalized both Ps Etymology: after Paul Pry meddlesome hero of the comedy Paul Pry (1825) by John Poole died 1872 English playwright : an excessively inquisitive person we don t want any Paul… …
3Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
4snoop — (v.) 1832, to go around in a prying manner, Amer.Eng., to appropriate, probably from Du. snoepen to pry, also eat in secret, eat sweets, sneak, probably related to snappen to bite, snatch (see SNAP (Cf. snap)). Specific meaning to pry into other… …
5shall — [[t]ʃəl, STRONG ʃæl[/t]] ♦♦ (Shall is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb.) 1) MODAL You use shall with I and we in questions in order to make offers or suggestions, or to ask for advice. Shall I get the keys?... I bought some… …
6nose — noseless, adj. noselike, adj. /nohz/, n., v., nosed, nosing. n. 1. the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration …
7meddle — v interfere, intermeddle, Brit. Dial. mell, interlope; intrude, butt in, horn in, obtrude; impose, interpose, intervene; nose into, stick one s nose in, stick one s nose where it doesn t belong, mind other people s business, put one s two cents… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …
10List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …