| 词组 | a nosey parker |
| 释义 | Idiom a nosey parker British & Australian, informal someone who is too interested in finding out information about other people.Tell him to mind his own business, the nosy parker! nosy parkerA person who likes to meddle or pry into other people's lives. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I have to be careful about what I tell Betty because she's such a nosy parker that she'll bombard you with questions at the slightest provocation. a nosey parkerBRITISH, INFORMALA nosey parker is someone who wants to know too much about other people. Note: `Nosey' is sometimes spelled `nosy'. The village's resident nosey parker, Olive, likes to spy on her neighbours with binoculars. Supermarkets are a nosy parker's paradise. The contents of strangers' trollies tell us so much about their lives. Note: `Parker' may refer to Matthew Parker, who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1559, and had a reputation for interfering in people's business. |
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