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nose around

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nose around (something)
to pry into something; to snoop around something. I caught her nosing around my desk. Wally is always nosing around.
See also: around, nose

nose around
to try to discover information Justice Department lawyers started nosing around after they received a complaint from a former employee.
Related vocabulary: sniff out something
See also: around, nose


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An ITV spokesman said: "Thanks to Street View, fans will be able to have a good nose around the set in a way that would have been unimaginable almost 50 years ago when the show first aired.
ONE in five people view properties they have no intention of buying just to have a nose around other people's homes, a survey revealed today.
But a nose around the M& S lingerie department revealed it doesn't charge pounds 2 more for all its bras and there are plenty of styles that have the same price tag from cup size A-G.
 
 
 
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