| 单词 | to mind one's own business |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto mind one's own business a. to mind one's own business: to refrain from interfering in another's affairs; also as imperative (cf. to mind one's business at mind v. 4a). Now colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [phrase] > refrain from meddling to mind one's own business1610 the mind > attention and judgement > [phrase] > refrain from meddling > as injunction to others go meddle with (thy) old shoes1546 to mind one's own business1882 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God iv. xiv. 174 If Victory..be but propitious, let Ioue mind his own businesse, the nations shall come vnder. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. ii. 9 I must desire all those Critics to mind their own Business . View more context for this quotation 1814 M. Leadbeater & E. Shackleton Tales for Cottagers 199 Let every one mind their own business. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men I. iv. 109 ‘Mind your own business,’ growled his uncle. 1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. b1/1 When his mother got in his face about it, the boy told her to mind her own business. < as lemmas |
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