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Definition mind your own business in American English

mind your own business phrase

phrase
1

used for telling someone rudely that you are not going to tell them about something because it does not affect or involve them

Example

"Who were you with last night?" "Mind your own business."

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2

to be doing the things you normally do, without affecting what other people are doing

Example

There I was, minding my own business, when this man started yelling at me.

Definition mind your own business in American English