mind one's own business

English

(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.
I was just walking down the road, minding my own business, when I was attacked by a mugger.

to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others

Italian: farsi gli affari propri
Japanese: 要らぬ世話をしない (いらぬせわをしない, iranu sewa-o shinai)
Khmer: គិតតែរឿងខ្លួនឯងទៅ (kĭttêreuangkhluŏn’éngôtŏu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: passe sine egne saker
Portuguese: cuidar da própria vida
Russian: занима́ться свои́м де́лом (zanimátʹsja svoím délom)
Spanish: no meterse en lo que no le incumbe (literally), no te metas en camisas de once varas (idiomatic)
Swedish: sköta (sv) sig själv, strunta (sv) i det du, inte lägga (sv) sig i, inte lägga näsan i blöt (sv)

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