Nie wchodzę innym w paradę

English translation: I try not to put a spoke in someone's wheel / I don't get in someone's way / ... step on sb's toes

07:38 Jan 14, 2020
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Polish term or phrase: Nie wchodzę innym w paradę
- Potrzebuje amfy, mam mega egzamin. Muszę się skupić, a mam nockę w pracy.
- Co z XX? Myślałem, że on ci sprzedaje...
- Nie mam z nim kontaktu, potrzebuje natychmiast towaru.
- Nie wchodzę innym w paradę John.
- Zack... Proszę
- Nikt sie nie dowie, obiecuję.
- Dobra, podskoczę do ciebie za 15 min.
Jerry Dean
United States
Local time: 21:27
English translation:I try not to put a spoke in someone's wheel / I don't get in someone's way / ... step on sb's toes
Explanation:
I try not to put a spoke in someone's wheel
I don't get in someone's way
I try not to step on someone's toes

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Note added at 33 mins (2020-01-14 08:11:15 GMT)
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Oher options:
tread on somebody's toes
poach on somebody's territory/preserve

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Note added at 36 mins (2020-01-14 08:14:10 GMT)
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keep/stay out of someone's way
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mike23
Poland
Local time: 02:27
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3I try not to put a spoke in someone's wheel / I don't get in someone's way / ... step on sb's toes
mike23
4 +1I mind my own business
Magdalena Psiuk
3 +1I don't butt my nose into someone else's business / mess with someone else's business
geopiet
3 +1poach on someone's turf
Ewa Dabrowska
3 +1I like to/prefer to stay in my own lane.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
I try not to put a spoke in someone's wheel / I don't get in someone's way / ... step on sb's toes


Explanation:
I try not to put a spoke in someone's wheel
I don't get in someone's way
I try not to step on someone's toes

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Note added at 33 mins (2020-01-14 08:11:15 GMT)
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Oher options:
tread on somebody's toes
poach on somebody's territory/preserve

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Note added at 36 mins (2020-01-14 08:14:10 GMT)
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keep/stay out of someone's way

mike23
Poland
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 108
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes! That's what I was looking for


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Foltyn
58 mins
  -> Dziękuję.

agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Frank. Pozdrawiam.

agree  Grzegorz Mysiński
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Dziękuję. Pozdrawiam.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I mind my own business


Explanation:
np. tak

Magdalena Psiuk
Poland
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I don't butt my nose into someone else's business / mess with someone else's business


Explanation:
.

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 128

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
poach on someone's turf


Explanation:
albo inne wyrażenie z "turf"

Ewa Dabrowska
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I like to/prefer to stay in my own lane.


Explanation:
Slangy expression:
What does stay in your lane mean?
The phrase stay in your lane means "to mind your own business."
https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/stay-in-your-lane/

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 21:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 278

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
1 min
  -> Thank you, Michael. This way you do not get run over.
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