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121poke holes in — informal it was pretty easy to poke holes in Dr. Delvecchio s theories Syn: find fault with, pick apart, deconstruct, query, quibble with; deflate, puncture …
122poke fun at — make fun of or poke fun at to make jokes about someone or something in an unkind way The other children made fun of her because she was always so serious …
123poke one's nose into — idi poke one s nose into, to meddle in; pry into …
124poke hole — n. a hole designed to allow tools to poke into or through it, generally for accessing a retainer …
125poke milkweed — noun milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed • Syn: ↑Asclepias exaltata • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed * * * noun Etymology: poke (IV) …
126poke about/around — SEARCH, hunt, rummage (around), forage, grub, root about/around, scavenge, nose around, ferret (about/around); sift through, rifle through, scour, comb, probe; Brit. informal rootle (around …
127poke one's nose into — PRY INTO, interfere in, intrude on, butt into, meddle with; informal snoop into. → poke * * * informal take an intrusive interest in …
128poke-easy — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( es) Etymology: poke (II) Midland : one that moves about slowly and indolently and that is easy going or lazy …
