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Home / Idiom / 探头探脑

to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)

探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
t+àn·4th tonet+óu·2nd tonet+àn·4th tonen+ǎo·3rd tone
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to pry into or spy on · to snoop · to peep · to poke one's nose into · to peer · to get a glimpse of窥探kuī tànin the dark · in secret · on the sly · surreptitiously暗中àn zhōng
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