Keep your nose out of my business.
- Keep your nose out of my business.
Mind your own business. & Get your nose out of my business. & Keep your nose out of my business.
Fig. Stop prying into my affairs. (Not at all polite. The expressions with
get
and
keep
can have the literal meanings of removing and keeping removed.) •
Andy: This is none of your affair. Mind your own business. Sue: I was only trying to help.
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Bob: How much did you pay in federal taxes last year? Jane: Good grief, Bob! Keep your nose out of my business!
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Tom: How much did it cost? Sue: Tom! Get your nose out of my business!
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“Hey!” shrieked Sally, jerking the checkbook out of Sue's grasp. “Get your nose out of my business!”
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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Keep your nose out of my business! — Go o Get your nose out of my business! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
keep your nose out — mainly spoken phrase used for telling someone that you do not want them to know about things that are private Keep your nose out of my business. Thesaurus: ways of telling or not telling secretssynonym Main entry: nose … Useful english dictionary
keep your nose out — mainly spoken used for telling someone that you do not want them to know about things that are private Keep your nose out of my business … English dictionary
keep (your) nose out of (something) — informal to not become involved in other people s activities or relationships. What goes on between me and Pete is none of her business so she can keep her big nose out of it! … New idioms dictionary
Get 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
keep your nose out of my business — phr. do not meddle in my affairs; do not involve yourself in what I am doing … English slang
nose — 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
business — noun 1 buying and selling of goods ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ profitable ▪ private ▪ core ▪ It s time to focus on the company s core business … Collocations dictionary
nose — [[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 … From formal English to slang
nose — 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
nose — 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
