not my circus, not my monkeys
not my circus, not my monkeys
This troublesome, burdensome, or volatile situation is none of my concern, and thus I refuse to get involved in it. A loan translation of the Polish idiom nie mój cyrk, nie moje malpy. When asked whether she would involve the state's law enforcement agents in the operation, the governor replied, "Not my circus, not my monkeys." A: "Don't you think we should try to help him fix the problem." B: "He's the one who caused it to begin with. Not my circus, not my monkeys."
See also: monkey, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get (someone) out of (something)
- get out of
- get (oneself) out of (something)
- get out from under (someone or something)
- snotnose kid
- snotnose(d) kid
- snotnosed
- snotnosed kid
- a pretty pass
- be up a/the creek (without a paddle)