pick one's nose
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus.
- You can pick your friends; you can pick your nose; but you can't pick your friends' noses.
- French: se curer le nez, se mettre le doigt dans le nez, fourrer son doigt dans son nez
- German: in der Nase bohren, in der Nase herumbohren, sich in der Nase pulen (North German), popeln (colloquial)
- Italian: mettersi le dita nel naso, scaccolare, scaccolarsi
- Portuguese: cutucar o nariz, limpar o salão
- Russian: ковыря́ть в носу́
- Spanish: hurgarse la nariz, hacer píldoras (Spain)
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