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"Why should I put my nose in his life" I read this in article of apathetic co-worker.

What exactly it mean?

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    The "standard" phrasing is Why should I poke my nose into his life? They might look like small differences, but your version would always be noticed as "odd". Here's the relevant definition for poke/stick one's nose into...
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Jun 6, 2019 at 12:18

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To poke your nose into something, means to interfere with something that doesn't concern you.

If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into something, they try to interfere with it even though it does not concern them. -- Collins Dictionary

To involve oneself in an intrusive or nosy manner into something that is not one's business or responsibility. -- The Free Dictionary

So "why should I put my nose in his life?" is asking "why should I involve myself in his life when it does not concern me?"

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    Note it can be either "poke" or "stick" one's nose in, but not "put".
    – Andrew
    Commented Jun 6, 2019 at 13:19

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