Poke one's nose in

Usage examples of interfere.

Arsenic and phosphoric acids interfere unless an excess of free hydrochloric or other acid is present.

The Bishop was grateful for the acta, but their lack of rigor interfered with the clarity of the process, and therefore the exorcist was to proceed according to his own judgment.

As with any number of antidrug campaigns before and after, truth was not allowed to interfere.

Before Adam could either protest or interfere, Bugs was out the door, the cap on his head, the moustache in place and the wrench in his hand.

The walls and ceiling were single-sheet mirrors, and there were no shelves nor cabinetry to interfere with the illusion of volume.

Leda would do it alone, and Calliste would not interfere with their last moments together as sisters and twins.

The hand of the government interfered, and Cartesianism appeared to be extinguished.

The Moral Taboo must interfere with some normal, natural caste-behavior -- must perversely prevent some castes from getting something that they neurologically are wired to want.

It is possible for the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid to be interfered with.

But in detaching your force the President directs that it be done in such a way as to enable you to hold your ground and not interfere with the movement against Chattanooga and East Tennessee.

Southwark had never formed part of the City of London, the charter of Edward VI notwithstanding, and that the holding of wardmotes in the borough would materially interfere with the duties of an ancient officer known as a seneschal or steward of Southwark, the petition could not be complied with, except by application to the legislature, and that such a course would neither be expedient or advisable.

We do not use those narcotics and compounds of antipyrine and other similar agents which are very depressing in their effects, and, like morphine and other preparations of opium, give only temporary relief, and interfere with the action of the heart, but we use treatment that builds up the system, removes the cause of the difficulty and restores the nervous system and all the organs of the body to a normal and healthful condition.

Court sustained unanimously the right of the National Executive to go into the federal courts and secure an injunction against striking railway employees who were interfering with interstate commerce, although it was conceded that there was no statutory basis for such action.

He was too good a cowman to interfere with the management of cattle, and the pleasure of his company, when in good humor, was to be desired.

He raged that any Warrior would hunt Cross land without leave from the Crossbearer house, would interfere with his hunt, and would drag a protected woman into battle.