Meanings
phrasewhat's it to you?
- Why are you asking? Why do you want to know?
“I saw you in the chemist yesterday; what did you buy?” / “What’s it to you?”
1 more example
“What are you a-crying for?” ¶ “What’s that to you?” says she.
1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 3 - Mind your own business; it's none of your business.
“Hey, leave that girl alone.” / “What’s it to you?”
Translations
Arabic أنت مالك؟
- أنت مالك؟(defensively) why are you asking?
Bulgarian какво те касае, какво те интересува
- какво те касае (kakvo te kasae)(defensively) why are you asking?
- какво те интересува (kakvo te interesuva)(defensively) why are you asking?
- не те касае (ne te kasae)mind your own business — see also mind your own business
- не те засяга (ne te zasjaga)mind your own business — see also mind your own business
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)(defensively) why are you asking?
- 關...屁事 /关...屁事 (guān...pìshì)(defensively) why are you asking?
- 不關...的事 /不关...的事 (bùguān...de shì)(defensively) why are you asking?
Dutch wat gaat jou dat aan?, waarvoor wil je dat weten?
- wat gaat jou dat aan?(defensively) why are you asking?
- waarvoor wil je dat weten?(defensively) why are you asking?
Finnish mitä se sinulle kuuluu?
- mitä se sinulle kuuluu?(defensively) why are you asking?
French qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?
- qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?(defensively) why are you asking?
German was geht dich das an?, wozu willst du das wissen?
- was geht dich das an?(defensively) why are you asking?
- wozu willst du das wissen?(defensively) why are you asking?
Hungarian mi közöd hozzá?, mi köze hozzá?
- mi közöd hozzá?(defensively) why are you asking?
- mi köze hozzá?(defensively) why are you asking?
Portuguese o que é que tens a ver com isso?
- o que é que tens a ver com isso?(defensively) why are you asking?
Russian а тебе́ како́е де́ло, а тебе́-то что
- а тебе́ како́е де́ло (a tebé kakóje délo)(defensively) why are you asking?
- а тебе́-то что (a tebé-to što)(defensively) why are you asking?
Scottish Gaelic dè do ghnothach-sa?
- dè do ghnothach-sa?(defensively) why are you asking?
Spanish ¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?
- ¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?(defensively) why are you asking?
Turkish sana ne?
- sana ne?(defensively) why are you asking?
Vietnamese hỏi để làm gì?/biết để làm gì?/không cần phải biết
- hỏi để làm gì?/biết để làm gì?/không cần phải biết(defensively) why are you asking?
Cite this entry
APA
what's it to you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's%20it%20to%20you
MLA
“what's it to you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's%20it%20to%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what's it to you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's%20it%20to%20you.
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