none of someone's business

noun

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

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

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Meanings

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

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

Translations

Arabic لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكَ, لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكِ
  • لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكَ (laysa min šaʔnika)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكِ (laysa min šaʔniki)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكُمَا (laysa min šaʔnikumā)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكُم (laysa min šaʔnikum)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • لَيْسَ مِن شَأْنِكُنَّ (laysa min šaʔnikunna)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Bulgarian не е твоя работа, моя си работа
  • не е твоя работа (ne e tvoja rabota)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • моя си работа (moja si rabota)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Catalan no és de la teva incumbència
  • no és de la teva incumbènciamatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Chinese Mandarin 關...什麼事 /关...什么事, 關...屁事 /关...屁事
  • 關...什麼事 /关...什么事 (guān...shénme shì)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • 關...屁事 /关...屁事 (guān...pìshì)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • 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, det skal du ikke blande dig i
  • det skal du ikke stikke næsen imatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • det skal du ikke blande dig imatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Finnish ei kuulua jollekulle
  • ei kuulua jollekullematter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
French c'est pas ton affaire, ça ne te regarde pas
  • c'est pas ton affairematter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • ça ne te regarde pasmatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
German das geht nichts an, das geht einen Dreck an
  • das geht nichts anmatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • das geht einen Dreck anmatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Hindi तुम्हारा कार्य नहीं!, तेरा कार्य नहीं!
  • तुम्हारा कार्य नहीं! (tumhārā kārya nahī̃!)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • तेरा कार्य नहीं! (terā kārya nahī̃!)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • आपका कार्य नहीं! (āpkā kārya nahī̃!)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Hungarian nem tartozik rá, semmi köze hozzá
  • nem tartozik rámatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • semmi köze hozzámatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Icelandic koma ekki einhverjum við
  • koma ekki einhverjum viðmatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Japanese 大きなお世話, 余計なお世話
  • 大きなお世話 (ōkina osewa)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • 余計なお世話 (yokeina osewa)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Korean 신경 꺼
  • 신경 꺼 (sin'gyeong kkeo)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Lithuanian ne kieno reikalas
  • ne kieno reikalasmatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Portuguese não é da sua conta, não te interessa
  • não é da sua contamatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • não te interessamatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • não tens nada a ver com issomatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Russian не ... де́ло
  • не ... де́ло (ne ... délo)matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Scottish Gaelic chan e do ghnothach e, chan eil gnothach agad ris
  • chan e do ghnothach ematter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • chan eil gnothach agad rismatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • bìgismatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • fiacaismatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Spanish no es asunto suyo, no es de su incumbencia
  • no es asunto suyomatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • no es de su incumbenciamatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • no le incumbematter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • no le conciernematter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
  • no es de su concernenciamatter that someone is not entitled to be involved in
Cite this entry
APA

none of someone's business. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/none%20of%20someone's%20business

MLA

“none of someone's business.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/none%20of%20someone's%20business. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “none of someone's business,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/none%20of%20someone's%20business.

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