nosed around
Poked into business
To nose around is to search or snoop, especially in a way that seems intrusive or unauthorized: She was nosing around in my desk drawers.
The image is of an animal using its nose to investigate.
The phrase often implies curiosity about things that aren't your business: Reporters have been nosing around the company's finances.
- searchAct of seeking
- snoopOne who pries
- pryLever or snoop
- delveSearch or investigate thoroughly
- dug intoExamined or consumed eagerly
explore · eavesdrop · meddle · probe · scrutinize · sneak · examine · discover · ferret · inquire · peek · spy · interrogate · peruse · inspect · looked into · checked out · observe
engagement with surroundings
nosed aroundlooked away
ignored · kept to oneself · left alone · disregarded · turned a blind eye