All 3 Uses of
meddle
in
Much Ado About Nothing
- True, and they are to meddle with none but the prince's subjects.†
Scene 3.3 *meddle = interfere (in another's affairs or business); or handle (something that shouldn't be handled)
- If you meet a thief, you may suspect him, by virtue of your office, to be no true man; and, for such kind of men, the less you meddle or make with them, why, the more is for your honesty.†
Scene 3.3
- Come, 'tis no matter: Do not you meddle, let me deal in this.†
Scene 5.1
Definition:
interfere (in another's affairs or business)
or:
get involved with something where involvement isn't warranted
or:
get involved with something where involvement isn't warranted