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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Mind your Own Business "Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings" (Prov. xxii. 29). "He who doeth his own business defileth not his fingers" (Fielding's Proverbs). Let every tub stand on its own bottom. Never meddle with what does not concern you. "Bon homme, garde la vache. Chacun son métier, et les vaches son bien gardées. Chacun á ses affaires." "Qui fa le fatti suoi, non s'embratta le mani." "Tuâ quod nihil refert ne cures. Suum cura negotium. Tu ne quaesiveris extra."- Horace. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS |
| Specialty definitions using "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS": MYOB ♦ Paddle Your Own Canoe. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Mind your own business! (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) You better mind your own business, or you're next! (Hell House; writing credit: Rafael Riera) Nat, mind your own business (The Bachelor; writing credit: Roi Cooper Megrue; Jean C. Havez) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mind Your Own Business (1936) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mind your own business | 28 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | hleï si svého. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοίτα τη δουλειά σου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | indmay youray ownay usinessbay vezi-ţi de treburile tale (go about your business), vezi-ţi de treaba ta (go about your business), nu-ţi bagã nasul unde nu-ţi fierbe oalã (don't poke your nose everywhere, sweep before your door), nu te amesteca (let her rip). (various references) kendi işine bak, karışma (embroilment, interference, interposition, intervention, involvement, meddling, mix, mixing, mixture), burnunu sokma (interference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Modern 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Bibliography |
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