What does “Ficcare il naso negli affari degli altri” mean?
Ficcare il naso negli affari degli altri
Word for word
To shove your nose into other people's business
What it really means
To meddle in someone else's life, to want to know what is none of your concern. Usually said as a complaint about a busybody.
How we say it in English
To poke your nose into other people's business
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Avere la testa fra le nuvole
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To turn a deaf ear
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To be left empty-handed — or left high and dry
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"