Meter las narices

(sayings & idioms)
B1 (¡Ya le agarras la onda!)Used EVERYWHERE 🇲🇽Colloquial 🗯️
Boomers 👶Gen X 🎸

🧠 What it means

This one’s VERY similar to a common English expression. Narices is just the plural version of nariz (nose), so you can probably guess which one… 👉 to stick your nose in (in the sense of prying/meddling) 💡 It’s very close in meaning to meter la cuchara, but meter las narices often feels a bit nosier, like poking around in stuff that isn’t your business.

🌪️ When to whip it out

Whenever somebody’s being nosy, intrusive, or poking around in private matters they should really leave alone:

No metas las narices en mis asuntos.
Stay out of my business.
Siempre anda metiendo las narices en la vida de los demás.
He’s always sticking his nose into other people’s lives.
Mi vecina no puede evitar meter las narices en todo.
My neighbour can’t help sticking her nose into everything.

⚠️ Tone

✅ A super vivid image!

✅ Usually sounds a bit critical.

👵 Abuelita-approved!

🔁 Similar chunks

Meterse donde no lo llamanAndar de fisgónMeter la cucharaSer meticheAndar de metiche¡No te metas!

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

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