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German idioms

What does “Das ist nicht mein Bier” mean?

GermanFood and drinkInformal

Das ist nicht mein Bier

Word for word

That is not my beer

What it really means

Not my problem, not my responsibility. Used to step back from someone else's mess.

How we say it in English

That's not my problem

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