- meddle in something
- meddle in somethingto intrude [oneself] into something. •
I wish you wouldn't meddle in my affairs.
•Go meddle in someone else's business.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
meddle in something
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meddle — meddle, interfere, intermeddle, tamper are comparable when they mean to busy or concern oneself with someone or something officiously, impertinently, or indiscreetly. One meddles with or in something that is not one s concern or is strictly the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
meddle — ► VERB ▪ interfere in something that is not one s concern. DERIVATIVES meddler noun meddlesome adjective. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin miscere to mix … English terms dictionary
meddle — med|dle [ˈmedl] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mesler, medler, from [i]Latin miscere to mix ] 1.) to deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand = ↑interfere meddle in ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meddle — [[t]me̱d(ə)l[/t]] meddles, meddling, meddled VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone meddles in something, you are criticizing the fact that they try to influence or change it without being asked. [V in/with n] Already some people are asking… … English dictionary
meddle in/with — interfere in something that is not one s concern. → meddle … English new terms dictionary
meddle — verb (usu. meddle in/with) interfere in something that is not one s concern. Derivatives meddler noun Origin ME (in the sense mix ): from OFr. medler, var. of mesler, based on L. miscere to mix … English new terms dictionary
meddle — verb (I) 1 to deliberately become involved in a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand (+ in/with): I wish you wouldn t meddle in my affairs. 2 to touch something carelessly in a way that might break it (+ with): The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
meddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tamper; interfere, intrude. See between. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To interfere in others affairs] Syn. intermeddle, interpose, interfere, obtrude, interlope, intervene, pry, snoop, impose oneself,… … English dictionary for students
meddle — /ˈmɛdl / (say medl) verb (i) (meddled, meddling) to concern or busy oneself with or in something without warrant or necessity; interfere. {Middle English medle(n), from Old French medler, from Latin miscēre mix} –meddler, noun …
fuck with something — in. to meddle with someone or something. (Taboo. Usually objectionable.) □ Stop fucking with the radio! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
finger — fingerer, n. fingerless, adj. /fing geuhr/, n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, esp. one other than the thumb. 2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger. 3. the breadth of a finger as a unit of measurement; digit. 4. the length of… … Universalium
