not my problem
Your concern, elsewhere
Not my problem is a dismissal indicating that something is someone else's concern, not the speaker's responsibility.
It can be a reasonable boundary—declining to fix what you didn't break—or a callous refusal to help: The server crashed? Not my problem, I'm off the clock.
Often shortened to *not my prob* or *NMP* in casual speech.
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- shrugShoulder gesture of uncertainty
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- couldn't care lessComplete absence of concern
- hands-offNot directly involved
dismiss · whatever · unbothered · detached · hands are tied · pass · deflect · pass the buck · wash my hands · cold shoulder · ignore · unconcerned · bystander · walk away · disown · careless · nonchalant · buck-passing
- complacency phrasesgood enough, why bother, it is what it is, whatever, who cares
- expressions of disassociationnone of my business, count me out, leave me out, not affiliated, denial
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- Schadenfreudeserves you right, boo hoo, world's smallest violin, cry me a river, just desserts
not my problemthe buck stops here
Accepting final responsibility here
on me · accountability · stepping up · answerable · skin in the game
not my problemI care
Expression of concern
empathy · compassion · solidarity · concerned · invested
not my problemcollective responsibility
Shared blame among members
shared responsibility · civic duty · social contract · shared burden · solidarity