none of your business

idiom

—used to say that something is private information and should not be asked about

"Who did you vote for?" "That's none of your business."

Examples of none of your business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His taking time off to volunteer in Israel is none of your business. —

Roxane Gay, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024 Bothered: Your brother-in-law’s financial take from the sale of his company is definitely none of your business. —

Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024 What other people think of you is none of your business. —

Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024 Her relationship with the boss is none of your business. —

Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023 The truth is your friends’ speculation and glimpses in clubs do not provide you with direct insight into your ex’s state of mind, and in any event, her state of mind is none of your business. —

Shon Faye, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2023

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