Phrase guide

none of someone's business

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A matter (especially a private or personal one) that someone is not entitled to be involved in or informed about.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • He asked what I was talking to Sam about. I told him it was none of his business.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكَ (laysa min šaʔnika) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Arabic: لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكِ (laysa min šaʔniki) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Arabic: لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكُمَا (laysa min šaʔnikumā) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Arabic: لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكُم (laysa min šaʔnikum) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Arabic: لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكُنَّ (laysa min šaʔnikunna) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Arabic: ما خصك — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Bulgarian: не е твоя работа (ne e tvoja rabota) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Bulgarian: моя си работа (moja si rabota) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Catalan: no és de la teva incumbència — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Chinese Mandarin: 關...什麼事 /关...什么事 (guān...shénme shì) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Chinese Mandarin: 關...屁事 /关...屁事 (guān...pìshì) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不關...的事 /不关...的事 (bùguān...de shì) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Danish: det skal du ikke stikke næsen i — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Danish: det skal du ikke blande dig i — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Finnish: ei kuulua jollekulle — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • French: c'est pas ton affaire — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • French: ça ne te regarde pas — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • German: das geht nichts an — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • German: das geht einen Dreck an — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Hindi: तुम्हारा कार्य नहीं! (tumhārā kārya nahī̃!) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Hindi: तेरा कार्य नहीं! (terā kārya nahī̃!) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Hindi: आपका कार्य नहीं! (āpkā kārya nahī̃!) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Hungarian: nem tartozik rá — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Hungarian: semmi köze hozzá — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Icelandic: koma ekki einhverjum við — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Jamaican Creole: nuh nuhbady business — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Japanese: 大きなお世話 (ōkina osewa) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Japanese: 余計なお世話 (yokeina osewa) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Khmer: មិនមែនរឿងអ្នកណាម្នាក់ (mɨnmɛɛnrɨəngʼnɑɑknaamnĕək) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Korean: 신경 꺼 (sin'gyeong kkeo) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Lithuanian: ne kieno reikalas — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Maltese: mhux affarik — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ikkje vedkoma nokon — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: passa sine eigne saker — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Portuguese: não é da sua conta — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Portuguese: não te interessa — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Portuguese: não tens nada a ver com isso — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Russian: не ... де́ло (ne ... délo) — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Scottish Gaelic: chan e do ghnothach e — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Scottish Gaelic: chan eil gnothach agad ris — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Scottish Gaelic: bìgis — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiacais — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Spanish: no es asunto suyo — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Spanish: no es de su incumbencia — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Spanish: no le incumbe — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Spanish: no le concierne — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • Spanish: no es de su concernencia — matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in