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Influence & Involvement - Uninvolvement

Master English idioms regarding uninvolvement, like "have no business" and "on the sidelines".

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English idioms related to Influence & Involvement
to [keep] {one's} [head] down

to prevent trouble by trying not to become involved in something or draw attention to oneself

Ex: After the argument at work, Jake decided to keep his head down for a few days. 
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to [keep] {one's} nose clean

to try to stay away from trouble

Ex: After his warning from the manager, Tom tried to keep his nose clean. 
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to [wash] {one's} hands of {sth}

to decide to be no longer involved with something in any way

Ex: After the project lost more money, the investors washed their hands of it. 
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to [have|hold|want] (no|little) truck with {sb/sth}

to refuse to get involved with someone or something in any way

Ex: After the scandal, the board wanted no truck with him. 
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to [mind] {one's} own business

to only concern oneself with one's own private matters and not to interfere in those of others

Ex: I wish my neighbor would mind her own business and stop asking who visits me. 
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to [mind] {one's} own beeswax

to refrain from interfering in someone else's private affairs

Ex: When I asked why she was whispering, she told me to mind my own beeswax. 
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none of {one's} business

used to tell someone that it is not necessary for them to know about something and that they should stop questioning about it

Ex: Where I was last night is none of your business. 
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to {not} [touch] {sb/sth} with a ten-foot pole

to have nothing to do with someone or something

Ex: I wouldn't touch that investment with a ten-foot pole. 
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(on|from) the sidelines

in a state where one notices something but refuses to get oneself involved in it

Ex: He watched the argument from the sidelines and refused to take sides. 
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to [worm|weasel] {one's} way out of {sth}

to avoid doing something by making excuses or being dishonest

Ex: He tried to weasel his way out of paying his share of the bill. 
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to [give] {sb/sth} a wide berth

to not become involved with or go near someone or something

Ex: People give that old bridge a wide berth after dark. 
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to [avoid|evade] {sb/sth} like the plague

to do one's best to avoid someone or something completely

Ex: Ever since the argument, she's avoided him like the plague. 
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to [see] the (back|last) of {sb/sth}

to finally manage to get rid of someone or something

Ex: I thought we'd never see the back of that terrible landlord. 
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to [have] no business

to have no right to be in a certain place or do a certain thing

Ex: You have no business going through my phone. 
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to [fight] shy of {sth}

to have no desire to get involved in something

Ex: The committee fought shy of the issue because it was too politically sensitive. 
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to [leave] well enough alone

to avoid changing or interfering with something that is already acceptable

Ex: The system works, so leave well enough alone. 
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out of the picture

(of a person or thing) no longer involved or present in a situation or activity

Ex: Once Mark resigned, he was out of the picture. 
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