mind your own beeswax

Meaning

Phrase

• See mind your own business.

Origin

• Alteration of mind your own business, to soften the force of the retort.
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• |last=Palmatier
• |first=Robert Allen
• |year=1995
• |title=Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
• |publisher=Greenwood Press
• |pages=
• |isbn=0313294909