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首を突っ込む

くびをつっこむ

to poke one's nose into

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Examples

  1. 他人の問題に首を突っ込むな。

    たにんのもんだいにくびをつっこむな。

    Don't poke your nose into other people's problems.

  2. 彼は何にでも首を突っ込む。

    かれはなんにでもくびをつっこむ。

    He gets involved in absolutely everything.

  3. 面白そうな話には、すぐ首を突っ込みたくなる。

    おもしろそうなはなしには、すぐくびをつっこみたくなる。

    Anything that sounds interesting and I want to get mixed up in it right away.

Common patterns

～に首を突っ込む
to get mixed up in ~
何にでも首を突っ込む
to stick one's nose into everything
面倒なことに首を突っ込む
to get involved in trouble

Memory tip

You push your whole head in where it does not belong, so it is usually a warning or a wry self-description. Unlike 口を出す, which is only about giving opinions, this means getting involved in the matter itself.

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