• TomMasz@piefed.social
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      14 天前

      It was fairly common in the US decades ago, but you don’t hear it as much now. You’re more likely to hear it with “business” instead of “beeswax” when you do.

      • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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        14 天前

        Business is the original idiom and it didn’t originally mean “stay out of mine.” It originally meant to should make your own prosperity your primary focus. A similar modern phase that would capture what it originally meant might be “Keep hustlin.”

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      It’s an old expression, but it checks out.

      Source: Somewhat old(ish) person from the UK.