ficcare il naso

Italian

Alternative forms

• mettere il naso
• ficcare il becco
• mettere il becco

Etymology

Literally, “to put the nose.” Compare French fourrer son nez.

Verb

ficcare il naso

1. to stick one's nose; to sniff around [with in ‘in(to) something’]
   • 2022, “Nascondino [Hide and Seek]”, in Scissione [Severance], episode 6, Apple TV+:

     O volevate ficcare il naso in altri dipartimenti mentre il suo continua a calare di rendimento vergognosamente?

     Or were you sniffing around other departments while your department falls woefully below quota?

     (literally, “Or did you want to sniff around in other departments while yours continues to decline in performance shamefully?”)