mind one's own business

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• Arabic: اعتنى بشؤونه الخاصّة — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Bengali: নিজের চরকায় তেল দাও (nijer corkaẏ tel daō) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Bulgarian: гледай си работата (gledaj si rabotata) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Chinese Mandarin: 別管閒事 /别管闲事 (bié guǎnxiánshì) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Chinese Mandarin: 别管闲事 (bié guǎnxiánshì) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Czech: hledět si svého — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Czech: starat se o sebe — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Dutch: met zijn eigen zaken bemoeien — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Finnish: pitää huolta omista asioistaan — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• French: se mêler de ses affaires — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• French: s'occuper de ses oignons — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Georgian: სხვის საქმეში ცხვირს ნუ ყოფ (sxvis sakmeši cxvirs nu q̇op) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Georgian: კანში დაეტიე (ḳanši daeṭie) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Georgian: შენს კანში დაეტიე (šens ḳanši daeṭie) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• German: sich um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Greek: κάθομαι στ’ αβγά μου (káthomai st’ avgá mou) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Greek: κοιτάζω τη δουλειά μου (koitázo ti douleiá mou) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Hindi: अपना पालक पनीर देखना (apnā pālak panīr dekhnā) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Hungarian: a maga dolgával törődik — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Irish: tabhair aire do do ghnothach féin — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Italian: badare ai fatti propri — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Italian: farsi i cazzi propri — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Jamaican Creole: cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Japanese: 要らぬ世話をしない (iranu sewa-o shinai) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Khmer: គិតតែរឿងខ្លួនឯងទៅ (kĭttêreuangkhluŏnʼéngôtŏu) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Latin: meum negotium ago — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Norwegian Bokmål: passe sine egne saker — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Polish: pilnować swojego nosa — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Portuguese: cuidar da própria vida — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Romanian: își vedea de treabă — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Russian: занима́ться свои́м де́лом (zanimátʹsja svoím délom) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Scottish Gaelic: chan e do ghnothach e — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Scottish Gaelic: thoir aire air do ghnothach fhèin — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Scottish Gaelic: fiacais — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: estar sin meterse en lo que no le incumbe — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: no meterse en lo que no le incumbe — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: estar sin meterse en asuntos ajenos — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: meterse en sus propios asuntos — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: estar sin meterse donde no le llaman — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: no meterse donde no le llaman — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: estar sin meterse donde no se le llama — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: no meterse donde no se le llama — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: no meterse en camisas de once varas — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: estar pendiente de lo suyo nomás — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Spanish: estarse pendiente de lo suyo nomás — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Swedish: sköta sig själv — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Swedish: strunta i det du — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Swedish: inte lägga sig i — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Swedish: inte lägga näsan i blöt — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others
• Urdu: اپنے کام سے کام رکھو (apne kām se kām rakho) — to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others