wsadzić nos
Polish
Alternative forms
- wetknąć nos, wściubić nos
Etymology
Literally, “to stick [one's] nose [into]”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfsa.d͡ʑit͡ɕ nɔs/
Verb
wsadzić nos pf (imperfective wsadzać nos)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) to stick one's nose in [+ w (accusative)]
- wsadzić nos w nie swoje sprawy/w cudze sprawy ― to meddle in other people's business
Usage notes
Chiefly, but not exclusively, used in the phrase wsadzić nos w nie swoje sprawy (literally “to stick one's nose into things that aren't one's business”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of wsadzić nos: see wsadzić.
Further reading
- ktoś wsadził nos w nie swoje sprawy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wsadzić nos w nie swoje sprawy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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