mind your own beeswax

English

Etymology

Alteration of mind your own business, to soften the force of the retort.[1]

Phrase

mind your own beeswax

  1. Synonym of mind your own business
    • 1950, Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, page 128:
      “Say, how did he get all pink?”
      “Aw, mind your own beeswax,” said Henry.
    • 1969, Philip Barry, The Philadelphia Story: A Comedy in Three Acts, page 74:
      TRACY. (Rises) Mind your own beeswax, old Nosey Parker.
    • 1995, Sue Grafton, L Is for Lawless, page 155:
      “This has nothing to do with you, Kinsey, so mind your own beeswax.”

See also

References
  1. Palmatier, Robert Allen (1995) Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors, Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page p.23
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