Co złego to nie ja

English translation: It wasn't me! It's the other guy!/ Blame someone else!/Can't lay this one on me!/Who me? Never!

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Polish term or phrase:Co złego to nie ja
English translation:It wasn't me! It's the other guy!/ Blame someone else!/Can't lay this one on me!/Who me? Never!
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

17:23 Feb 12, 2016
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Polish term or phrase: Co złego to nie ja
No właśnie :) Jak to powiedzieć? :) Szukam i szukam i zachodzę w głowę i nie mogę nic znaleźć. Jest jakieś wyrażenie ekwiwalentne w języku angielskim? Dobrze by było, gdyby niosło tę samą wartość humorystyczną, o ile to w ogóle możliwe.
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It wasn't me! It's the other guy!/ Blame someone else!/Can't lay this one on me!/Who me? Never!
Explanation:
Options.

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Some other expressions:

Don't look at me! I wasn't even here.
What'ya lookin' at me for?
I am as pure as driven snow.
See that halo above my head?
Can't lay nothin' bad at my feet.
I did not do it and I will not do it again.
It wasn't me, I'm telling ya!
I did not touch it.
I did not even come close to it.

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FINALLY:

All blame lies elsewhere.
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Local time: 09:00
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6It wasn't me! It's the other guy!/ Blame someone else!/Can't lay this one on me!/Who me? Never!
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3 +1if anything (bad) happened/went wrong it wasn't my fault
mike23
3 +1I always keep my nose clean, I always keep out of trouble
Darius Saczuk
3If anything went wrong I was nowhere near it
Robert Foltyn
3whatever is/went bad/wrong/south, it isn't/ain't/wasn't me
geopiet


Discussion entries: 2





  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
if anything (bad) happened/went wrong it wasn't my fault


Explanation:
if anything (bad) happened/went wrong it wasn't my fault

Takie trochę dosłowne...

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Może z przecinkiem
if anything (bad) happened/went wrong, it wasn't my fault

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Note added at 24 mins (2016-02-12 17:48:22 GMT)
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if anything goes wrong, it wasn't my fault
if I spoil anything, it's not my fault


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If I make anything/things worse, it's my fault

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Note added at 31 mins (2016-02-12 17:55:21 GMT)
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If anything (bad happens/does happen), the fault is not mine.

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If anything goes even wrong, don't blame it on me!

mike23
Poland
Local time: 15:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 120

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: If it wasn't you or me, only Dariusz is left.
11 mins
  -> Thanks. He came along last. Let's blame it on him.
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I always keep my nose clean, I always keep out of trouble


Explanation:
The exact meaning and undertone will be hard to render into English but these two come close. They are commonly used in AmE.

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The Junkyard Dog - Page 129 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0595210988
Harlan Wygant - 2001 - ‎Fiction
You know, I always keep my nose clean. Not like some people I know.” Sam looked at Brad with a slight smirk on his face. He put his ridiculous 'Fish' glasses on...

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Ten Things Sloane Hates About Tru - Google Books Result



https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1633754251
Tera Lynn Childs - 2015 - ‎Juvenile Fiction
Mom promised. “My mom and I have a deal.” And she doesn't back out of deals. “I keep my nose clean this quarter and I can go home for the rest of senior year.

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The Powder Blues Band - Hear That Guitar Ring Lyrics ...
www.metrolyrics.com/hear-that-guitar-ring-lyrics-the-powde....
MetroLyrics
I keep my nose clean. If you know what I mean. You'd straighten out yourself. If you'd seen what I'd seen. Still love to sing. It's everything. Just to hear that guitar ...

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HaLeigh Cummings Lonzie Barton - Write Into Action
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Aug 21, 2015 - Basically if I keep my nose clean (no arrests, piss tests once a month, complete community service, etc…) then at the end of the time frame of

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 09:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2137

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: I can personally vouch for the hygiene of your olfactory organs.
3 mins
  -> ;-). Thank you, Frank.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
It wasn't me! It's the other guy!/ Blame someone else!/Can't lay this one on me!/Who me? Never!


Explanation:
Options.

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Note added at 58 mins (2016-02-12 18:22:07 GMT)
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Some other expressions:

Don't look at me! I wasn't even here.
What'ya lookin' at me for?
I am as pure as driven snow.
See that halo above my head?
Can't lay nothin' bad at my feet.
I did not do it and I will not do it again.
It wasn't me, I'm telling ya!
I did not touch it.
I did not even come close to it.

ccccccccccccccccccc
FINALLY:

All blame lies elsewhere.


Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 580
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23: Here is the other guy :) Good evening, Frank.
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Michał. Good evening. I hope you do not have too many feet left to dig yourself from under the avalanche. I could not resist trying this one out. Otherwise, I plan to kibitz more.

agree  Darius Saczuk: It is nippy.
6 mins
  -> We already pinned everything on you. I hope the polar vortex has not spun you around.

agree  Tomasz Poplawski
35 mins
  -> Dziękuję Tomaszu.

agree  legato: Your last choice is the best, the closest to the character of the original.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, legato. I like it the best too.

agree  Grzegorz Mysiński
15 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Grzegorzu.

agree  LilianNekipelov
15 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Lilian.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
If anything went wrong I was nowhere near it


Explanation:
Tak mi przyszło do głowy :)

Robert Foltyn
Poland
Local time: 15:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 80
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
whatever is/went bad/wrong/south, it isn't/ain't/wasn't me


Explanation:
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geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 301
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