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Japanese Idioms and Proverbs

首を突っ込む

2018.11.23 12:35

[kubi-wo-tsukkomu]


Literal translation:

Stick one’s head into


Meaning:

Stick (poke) one’s nose into, interfere, meddle in


Example:

誰かがいじめられていても、ほとんどの日本人は首を突っ込もうとはしない。

Even when someone is being bullied, most Japanese people won’t stick their noses into it.


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首 [kubi]: the neck, the head