Ne mešati se u svoj posao
English translation: is just an inanimate ornamental plant and avoids poking his nose in his own job
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| 5 | (to) sit on (one's) hands |
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| 4 | is just an inanimate ornamental plant and avoids poking his nose in his own job |
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(to) sit on (one's) hands Explanation: sit on one's hands to do nothing about a problem or a situation that needs dealing with https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sit-on-your-hands |
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| je samo fikus koji se ne meša u svoj posao is just an inanimate ornamental plant and avoids poking his nose in his own job Explanation: is just an inanimate ornamental plant and refrains from poking his nose in his own job "poking your nose" is about getting involved uninvited in other people's business - using that shows that this character considers his own job as being none of his concern. you have the keep the sarcastic / satirical tone. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 5 hrs (2022-01-21 15:58:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or even quite literally: ... who does not interfere in his own job (a parody on "interfering in other people's job", same as in the ST) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 days (2022-01-28 01:03:44 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- you have to keep the sarcastic / satirical tone. |
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