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VOCABULARY
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ku
bi
wo
tsu
ko
mu
to poke one's nose into / to get involved
meddle in, get involved in (unnecessarily), poke one's nose into, pry into
idiom
phrase
Example sentences
にんもんだいくびな。
Don't poke your nose into other people's problems.
かれなににでもくびみたがる
He wants to meddle in everything.
けいなことにくびんでしまった。
I ended up getting involved in something unnecessary.
けんくびんだのをこうかいした。
I regretted prying into the incident.

Practice exercises

1
あまり他人たにんことくびべきではない。
One shouldn't poke their nose into other people's affairs too much.
Answer
くびくびみます
2
あの一件いっけんくびんだことで、かれおおきな損害そんがいけた。
By poking his nose into that matter, he suffered great damage.
Answer
くびんだくびみました
3
あの政治家せいじか国民こくみん関心かんしんのない分野ぶんやにばかりくびんでいる批判ひはんされている。
That politician is criticized for always meddling only in areas the public has no interest in.
Answer
くびんでいるくびんでいます
4
かれはその問題もんだいふかくびんで解決策かいけつさくさがした。
He deeply involved himself in the problem and looked for a solution.
Answer
くびんでくび
5
他人たにん問題もんだいくび
He pokes his nose into other people's problems.
Answer
くびくびみます