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Expressions to tell somebody to keep to himself and mind his own business:

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 179
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF MY BUSINESS 83
GET LOST 67
TEND TO YOUR OWN BUSINESS 55
SHUT UP 54
GO PEDDLE YOUR PAPERS 37
NR 34
TEND TO YOUR OWN KNITTING 30
MIND YOUR OWN BEESWAX 29
BUTT OUT 23
TEND TO YOUR OWN AFFAIRS 22
TEND TO YOUR KNITTING 21
MIND YOUR BUSINESS 18
GO FLY A KITE 15
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF MY AFFAIRS 14
LAY OFF 14
MIND YOUR OWN AFFAIRS 12
GO TO HELL 11
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF IT 11
MIND YOUR P’S AND Q’S 11
BEAT IT 10
KEEP OUT OF THIS 10
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT 10
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT 10
TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS 10
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF THIS 9
LEAVE ME ALONE 9
SCRAM 9
SHUT YOUR MOUTH 9
DON’T BE SO NOSY 8
KEEP TO YOURSELF 8
PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 8
STAY OUT OF THIS 8
BE QUIET 7
KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN 7
KEEP YOUR TRAP SHUT 7
TEND TO YOUR OWN AFFAIR 7
DON’T BUTT IN 6
DRY UP 6
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE 6
GO CHASE YOURSELF 6
KEEP QUIET 6
M.Y.O.B. 6
GET GOING 5
GET OUT OF MY HAIR 5
GO PEDDLE YOUR CUCUMBERS 5
GO PEDDLE YOUR OWN PAPERS 5
TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS 5
CLAM UP 4
DON’T BOTHER ME 4
GET OFF MY BACK 4
GET OUT OF MY FACE 4
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S BUSINESS 4
MIND YOUR OWN P’S AND Q’S 4
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS 4
PIPE DOWN 4
SHUT UP AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 4
SHUT YOUR TRAP 4
STAY IN YOUR BACK YARD 4
COOL IT 3
DROP DEAD 3
GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF MY BUSINESS 3
GO LAY AN EGG 3
GO PEDDLE YOUR APPLES 3
GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH 3
GO SELL YOUR PAPERS 3
GO SIT ON A TACK 3
KEEP OUT 3
KEEP OUT OF MY BUSINESS 3
KEEP STILL 3
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE 3
QUIT BUTTING IN 3
SHOVE OFF 3
STAY ON YOUR OWN SIDE OF THE FENCE 3
TEND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 3
VAMOOSE 3
WHAT’S IT TO YOU 3
YOU TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS 3
BUG OFF 2
BUTTON UP YOUR LIP 2
DON’T INTERFERE 2
FLAKE OFF 2
GET AWAY FROM ME 2
GET OUT OF HERE 2
GO CHASE A CAT 2
GO GET LOST 2
GO JUMP IN THE LAKE 2
GO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 2
GO PEDDLE YOUR OWN APPLES 2
GO SOAK YOUR HEAD 2
HANDS OFF 2
IT’S NONE OF YOUR AFFAIR 2
IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS 2
KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT 2
KEEP OUT OF IT 2
KEEP OUT OF MY AFFAIRS 2
KNOCK IT OFF 2
LET ME ALONE 2
MAKE YOURSELF SCARCE 2
MIND YOUR MANNERS 2
MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS 2
MIND YOUR OWN SELF 2
PEDDLE YOUR OWN PAPERS 2
PEDDLE YOUR PAPERS 2
RUN YOUR OWN LITTLE RED WAGON 2
STAY AWAY 2
STAY IN YOUR PLACE 2
STAY OUT OF IT 2
STAY OUT OF MY AFFAIRS 2
STAY OUT OF MY BUSINESS 2
STAY OUT OF MY HAIR 2
STAY OUT OF MY WAY 2
STAY PUT 2
TAKE OFF 2
THIS IS MY BUSINESS 2
THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS 2
WHY DON’T YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 2
ADVICE IS CHEAP 1
“ASK ME NO QUESTIONS, AND I’LL TELL YOU NO LIES” 1
BACK UP 1
BE COOL 1
BE STILL 1
BE YOURSELF 1
“BETTER LOOK OUT NOW, YOU DONE GONE FUR ENOUGH” 1
BIG WHEELS 1
BUTT OUT OF MY AFFAIRS 1
BUTTON YOU UP 1
CEASE AND DESIST 1
CLEAN YOUR OWN DOORYARD 1
CLEAR OUT 1
CLOSE UP 1
CLOSE UP YOUR YAP 1
CLOSE YOUR MOUTH 1
CLOSE YOUR TRAP 1
“COBBLER, STICK TO YOUR BENCH” 1
COME OFF IT 1
COME OUT MY FACE 1
DON’T BE A WISE GUY 1
DON’T BE BUTTING INTO MY BUSINESS 1
DON’T BUG ME 1
“DON’T GO AWAY MAD, JUST GO AWAY” 1
DON’T HORN IN 1
DON’T MEDDLE 1
DON’T MESS IN 1
DON’T NIBSHIT 1
DON’T POKE YOUR NOSE IN WHERE IT DOESN’T CONCERN YOU 1
DON’T STICK YOUR NOSE INTO IT 1
DRIVE ON 1
DROP OUT 1
FORGET IT 1
GET AWAY FROM HERE 1
GET OFF 1
GET OFF IN YOUR OWN CORNER 1
GET OUT 1
GET OUT AND LEAVE ME ALONE 1
GET OUT OF MY SIGHT 1
GET OUT OF MY WAY 1
GET THE HELL OUT 1
GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY 1
GIT 1
GO 1
GO AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
GO AWAY 1
GO BACK AND SIT DOWN 1
GO BACK IN YOUR OWN HOLE 1
GO BLOW 1
GO BLOW IT 1
GO BREAK AN EGG 1
GO COOK A RADISH 1
“GO DRY UP, BROTHER” 1
GO HIDE YOURSELF 1
“GO HOME, YOUR MOTHER WANTS YOU” 1
GO JUMP IN A LAKE 1
GO LIE DOWN 1
GO ON ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS 1
GO ON AND JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
GO ON AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS 1
GO ON AND TEND TO YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
GO ON TO HELL WITH YOU 1
“GO ON, I DON’T WANNA MESS WITCHA” 1
GO PADDLE YOUR CANOE 1
GO PADDLE YOUR OWN BOAT 1
GO PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR BANANAS 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR BLARNEY 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR PEACHES 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR PEANUTS 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR WARES ELSEWHERE 1
GO PEDDLE YOUR WARES SOMEWHERE ELSE 1
GO PLAY WITH YOUR OWN MARBLES 1
GO POUND SALT 1
GO POUND SAND 1
GO POUND SAND IN A RATHOLE 1
GO PUMP THUNDER–TEN CENTS A CLAP 1
GO SELL PAPERS 1
GO SELL YOUR PEANUTS 1
GO TAKE A JUMP 1
GO TEND TO YOUR KNITTING 1
GO TO THE DEVIL 1
GO YOUR WAY AND I’LL GO MINE 1
“GO, STAY PUT” 1
“HERE’S YOUR HAT, WHAT’S YOUR HURRY” 1
HE’S A BUTTINSKY 1
HOE YOUR OWN ROW 1
HOLD YOUR TONGUE 1
HOW ABOUT RUNNING ALONG 1
HOW’D YOU LIKE TO SCRAM 1
HUSH 1
HUSH UP 1
I CAN RUN MY AFFAIRS 1
I CAN’T FOOL WITH YOU NOW 1
I DON’T NEED YOUR ADVICE 1
I DON’T NEED YOUR HELP 1
I DON’T THINK THIS CONCERNS YOU 1
I DON’T WANT ANY INTERFERENCE 1
I HAVE NO BUSINESS FOR YOU 1
“I LIVE MY LIFE, YOU LIVE YOURS” 1
I’LL HANDLE THAT 1
I’LL TAKE CARE OF THIS 1
I’M TIRED OF YOU NIBBING IN 1
IT ISN’T ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS 1
IT’S BEST IF YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
IT’S NONE OF YOUR CONCERN 1
IT’S NOT ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS 1
IT’S NOTHING TO YOU 1
JUMP IN A LAKE 1
JUST KEEP IT TO YOURSELF 1
JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
KEEP HANDS OFF 1
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF 1
KEEP OFFEN MY BACK 1
KEEP OUT OF MY HAIR 1
KEEP OUT OF MY SIGHT 1
KEEP OUT OF MY WAY 1
KEEP YOUR CLAP STILL 1
KEEP YOUR DAMN NOSE OUT 1
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF 1
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF 1
KEEP YOUR MIND OUT OF MY BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR MOUTH OUT OF MY BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR MOUTH OUT OF THIS 1
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE AT HOME 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE DRY 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE IN YOUR OWN AFFAIRS 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE IN YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE ON YOUR FACE 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF MY BEESWAX 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF THE BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF THINGS 1
KEEP YOUR NOSE TO HOME 1
KEEP YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR OWN COUNCIL 1
KEEP YOUR OWN DISTANCE THERE 1
KEEP YOUR PLOW CLEAN 1
KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON 1
KEEP YOUR TONGUE IN YOUR MOUTH 1
KEEP YOUR TONGUE OUT OF MY BUSINESS 1
KEEP YOUR TRAP CLOSED 1
KEEP YOURSELF AT HOME 1
KEEP YOURSELF IN YOUR OWN PLACE 1
KULIKULI 1
LAY LOW AND SPEAK WHEN YOU’RE SPOKEN TO 1
LAY OFF OF THIS 1
LEAVE 1
LEAVE MY AFFAIRS ALONE 1
LET GOOD ENOUGH ALONE 1
LET ME DO MY OWN THING 1
LET MY BREAD AND BUTTER ALONE 1
LET US ALONE 1
LIFT THE HANDLE ON YOUR PUMP 1
LOOK AFTER YOUR OWN AFFAIRS 1
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF 1
MAKE IT 1
MEND YOUR OWN SHOES 1
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND BUSINESS WON’T MIND 1
NEB OUT 1
NEVER MIND 1
NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS 1
NOT YOUR AFFAIR 1
“OH, FORGET IT” 1
“OH, KEEP QUIET” 1
ON YOUR WAY 1
PEDAL YOUR OWN WAGON 1
PEDDLE YOUR OWN FISH 1
PLAY YOUR OWN GAME 1
PLAY YOUR OWN MARBLES 1
PLEASE LET ME ALONE 1
PULL IN YOUR HORNS 1
PULL YOUR OWN LITTLE RED WAGON 1
PUT AN EGG IN YOUR SHOE AND BEAT IT 1
PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE 1
QUIT 1
QUIT DIPPING 1
QUIT HORNING IN 1
QUIT MEDDLING 1
QUIT STICKING YOUR NOSE IN 1
RAISE THE HANDLE ON YOUR PUMP 1
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE AND STAY IN YOUR PLACE 1
RING OFF 1
RUN ALONG 1
RUN ALONG AND PEDDLE YOUR OWN PAPERS 1
RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND LEAVE MINE ALONE 1
SCOOT 1
SEE TO YOUR OWN AFFAIRS 1
SHEAR OFF 1
SHINE IT ON 1
SHOOT YOUR OWN MARBLES 1
SHUT OFF 1
SHUT UP AND GET OUT OF HERE 1
SHUT UP AND KEEP STILL 1
SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE 1
SHUT UP AND STAY AWAY 1
SHUT UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
SHUT YOUR BIG MOUTH 1
SHUT YOUR FACE 1
SHUT YOUR GAB 1
SIMMER DOWN 1
“SIX AND THREE ARE NINE, YOU TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS, I’LL TEND TO MINE” 1
SKIDOO 1
STAND OFF 1
STAY AWAY FROM ME 1
“STAY AWAY, YOU’RE A PAIN IN THE NECK” 1
STAY IN YOUR CORNER 1
STAY IN YOUR OWN CORNER 1
STAY WHERE YOU BELONG 1
STICK OUT 1
STICK TO YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS 1
STICK TO YOUR OWN KNITTING 1
STICK TO YOUR OWN LAST 1
STOP BEING SO NOSY 1
STOP BUTTING IN 1
STOP HANGING ON 1
STOP SNOOPING 1
SUCK OFF 1
SWEEP OFF YOUR OWN DOORSTEP 1
SWEEP YOUR OWN DOORSTEP 1
TAKE A BREAK 1
TAKE A POWDER 1
TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND I’LL TAKE CARE OF MINE 1
TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN YARD 1
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF 1
TEND TO YOUR LITTLE RED WAGON 1
TEND TO YOUR OWN 1
TEND TO YOUR OWN BEESWAX 1
TEND TO YOUR OWN COOKING 1
TEND TO YOUR OWN KITCHEN 1
TEND TO YOUR OWN SHOP 1
TEND YOUR LITTLE RED WAGON 1
TEND YOUR OWN KNITTING 1
THAT’S ENOUGH FROM YOU 1
THIS IS NO CONCERN OF YOURS 1
THIS IS OUR BUSINESS 1
WAS YOUR GRANDMOTHER A MONKEY 1
WASH YOUR OWN LINEN 1
WATCH IT 1
WATCH YOUR P’S AND Q’S 1
WATCH YOUR STEP 1
WE DON’T NEED YOUR 1
WE’D RATHER HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION 1
WE’LL SETTLE THIS AMONGST OURSELVES 1
“WELL, THAT’S MY BUSINESS” 1
“WHEN I WANT YOUR ADVICE, I WILL ASK FOR IT” 1
WHO ASKED YOU 1
WHO PULLED YOUR CHAIN 1
WHO PULLED YOUR STRING 1
WHO TOOTED YOUR HORN 1
WHO WANTS YOUR TWO CENTS 1
WHY ARE YOU BUTTING IN 1
WHY DON’T YOU LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE 1
“YOU DO YOUR THING, LET ME DO MINE” 1
“YOU GO YOUR WAY, I’LL GO MINE” 1
“YOU GOT TOO MANY PARTNERS, GO YOUR OWN WAY” 1
YOU HAVE NOSE TROUBLE 1
YOU JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 1
YOU KEEP OUT OF THIS 1
YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE 1
YOU MIND YOUR BUSINESS AND I’LL MIND MINE 1
“YOU MIND YOUR BUSINESS, I’LL MIND MINE” 1
YOU PEDDLE YOUR PAPERS 1
YOU STAY OUT OF IT 1
YOU STAY OUT OF THIS 1
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN AFFAIRS AND I’LL TAKE CARE OF MINE 1
YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND I’LL TAKE CARE OF MYSELF 1
YOU THINK YOU’RE SMART 1
YOUR MOUTH’S GOING TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE 1
YOU’RE DIPPING 1
YOU’RE GETTING TOO PERSONAL 1
YOU’RE SPOILING THE COMPANY 1
YOU’VE GOT NOSE TROUBLE 1
YOU’VE GOT NOSE TROUBLES 1

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