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Meter a colher

Portuguese

Meaning

To stick one's nose in / To butt in

Example

Ninguém pediu sua opinião, pare de meter a colher na vida dos outros!

Nobody asked for your opinion, stop sticking your nose in other people's business!

Origin

The image behind meter a colher ("to stick the spoon in") comes from the kitchen and the shared table: dipping your spoon into a pot or dish that someone else is tending. Doing so means interfering where you were not invited, which is exactly the figurative sense — butting into other people's business.