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Meaning of mind your own business in English

mind your own business

idiom   informal mainly humorous Add to word list Add to word list C2 used to tell someone in a rude way that you do not want them to ask about something private: "Where have you been?" "Mind your own business!" See also myob Linguistics: interjections

• aiyo
• attaboy
• attagirl
• auf Wiedersehen
• aw shucks
• bless you! idiom
• doctor
• guess
• hip
• lord
• lordy
• marry
• mazel tov
• more
• roll
• yeah, right! idiom
• yech
• yeet
• yoicks
• yoink

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in Chinese (Traditional) 多管閒事，管好你自己的事… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 少管闲事，管好你自己的事… See more in Spanish ¡y a ti qué te importa!… See more in Portuguese cuide da sua vida!… See more in Marathi in Telugu in Tamil in Hindi in Bengali in Gujarati in Urdu तुला, तुम्हाला काय कारायचय?… See more ఏదైనా వ్యక్తిగతమైన దాని గురించి అడగకూడదని ఎవరికైనా దురుసుగా చెప్పు… See more ஒருவரிடம் தனிப்பட்ட விஷயத்தைப் பற்றிக் கேட்பதை நீங்கள் விரும்பவில்லை என்று முரட்டுத்தனமாகச் சொல்வது வழக்கம்… See more अपने काम से काम रखना, किसी को दूसरे के निजी मामलों में दखल ना देने के लिए सख्ती से कहना… See more নিজের কাজে মন দেওয়া… See more તમે તમારા કામથી મતલબ રાખો… See more اپنے کام سے کام رکھنا… See more Need a translator?

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