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Definition 2025

mind_one's_own_business

mind one's own business

English

Verb

mind one's own business

(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.
I was just walking down the road, minding my own business, when I was attacked by a mugger.

Synonyms

stick to one's knitting, MYOB

Derived terms

mind your own beeswax

Translations

to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 別管閒事, 别管闲事 ‎(bié guǎnxiánshì)
Czech: hledět si svého
Dutch: met zijn eigen zaken bemoeien
Finnish: pitää huolta omista asioistaan
French: s'occuper de ses affaires
German: sich um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern
Hindi: अपना पालक पनीर देखना ‎(apnā pālak panīr dekhnā)

Hungarian:
Italian: farsi gli affari propri
Japanese: 要らぬ世話をしない ‎(いらぬせわをしない, iranu sewa-o shinai)
Norwegian:
Portuguese: cuidar da própria vida
Russian: занима́ться свои́м де́лом ‎(zanimátʹsja svoím délom)
Spanish: no meterse en lo que no le incumbe (literally), no te metas en camisas de once varas (idiomatic)
Swedish: sköta (sv) sig själv, strunta (sv) i det du, inte lägga (sv) sig i, inte lägga näsan i blöt (sv)