pry into someone's private life, to try to find out personal information that is not your business, busybody, someone who is too interested in other people's lives and affairs, overshare, o tell people more personal information than is appropriate or necessary, overreact, to react more strongly than a situation really requires, crave conversation, to strongly want or need to talk to other people, cross a boundary, to do or say something that is not acceptable or makes someone uncomfortable, catch somebody off guard, to surprise someone when they are not prepared, touch a sore spot, to mention a topic that makes someone upset or emotional, be on the defensive, to behave as if you need to protect yourself or justify your actions, deflect a question, to avoid answering a question directly and change the focus, prepare a one-liner, to think of a short, clever, or useful response in advance, push back, to resist or disagree with something in a firm but reasonable way, air dirty laundry, to discuss private family or personal problems openly where others can hear, open a can of worms, to create many new problems by dealing with one issue, tread carefully, to act or speak cautiously to avoid causing problems or hurting someone, come across as rude, to seem rude to other people, even if you do not intend to, put somebody at ease, to help someone feel relaxed and comfortable in a situation

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