'So where the heck have you been?' 'None of your beeswax!'
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
none of your beeswax — US informal used as a way of telling someone that you won t provide information because it is private “How old are you?” “That s none of your beeswax.” [=none of your business] • • • Main Entry: ↑beeswax … Useful english dictionary
none of beeswax — none of (your) beeswax American & Australian, informal an impolite way of saying that you do not want someone to know about your private life. So where the heck have you been? None of your beeswax! … New idioms dictionary
beeswax — ► NOUN 1) wax secreted by bees to make honeycombs, used for wood polishes and candles. 2) N. Amer. informal a person s concern: that s none of your beeswax … English terms dictionary
Beeswax — For the rock song by Nirvana, see Beeswax (song). Beeswax is a natural wax produced in the bee hive of honey bees of the genus Apis . Beeswax is produced by young worker bees between 12 and 17 days old in the form of thin scales secreted by… … Wikipedia
none of someone’s beeswax — [...”biz wseks] n. none of someone’s business. □ It’s none of your beeswax. I’m not telling. □ You’ll never know. The answer is none of your beeswax … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
beeswax — noun 1》 the wax secreted by bees to make honeycombs, used in making wood polishes and candles. 2》 N. Amer. informal a person s concern: that s none of your beeswax. verb polish (furniture) with beeswax … English new terms dictionary
beeswax — bees|wax [ˈbi:zwæks] n [U] 1.) a substance produced by ↑bees, used especially for making furniture ↑polish and ↑candles 2.) none of your beeswax AmE spoken used to tell someone that what they have asked you is private or personal … Dictionary of contemporary English
beeswax — bees|wax [ biz,wæks ] noun uncount a substance produced by BEES that is used especially for making FURNITURE POLISH (=a substance you put on furniture to make it shine) none of your beeswax AMERICAN INFORMAL used for telling someone rudely that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beeswax — n Business. What s my name? None of your beeswax. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
beeswax — noun (U) 1 a substance produced by bees (bee (1)), especially for making furniture polish and candles 2 none of your beeswax AmE spoken used to tell someone that what they have asked you is private or personal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
