make it one's business
Take deliberate responsibility
To make it one's business is to take personal responsibility for something, often uninvited.
It suggests deliberate involvement in a matter that might not strictly concern you: She made it her business to know everyone's schedule.
The phrase can imply either admirable initiative or unwelcome meddling, depending on context.
- take it upon oneselfVoluntarily assume a task
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
- butt inInterject without welcome
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
obligation · interference · undertaking · accountability · determination · ownership · stewardship · nosiness · interaction · charge · involvement · commitment · hands-on approach · duty · prying · resolve · advocacy · go out of one's way
make it one's businessturn a blind eye
Deliberately ignore something obvious
look the other way · wash one's hands of · ignore · mind one's own business · neglect
make it one's businessstay in one's lane
Stick to your expertise
keep out of · pass the buck · abstain · stand aside · bow out
make it one's businessmind one's own business
Refrain from prying
wash one's hands of · turn a blind eye · look the other way · keep one's distance · disengage
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