stay in one's lane

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)To keep to one's own kind; to avoidintermixingor associating with other types of people.2015, Daniel Steverson,The Blackening White, page30:There are those who try to outlive their means while others juststay in their lane. Some of us are used to being broke, having less[…]1999, Nelson George,Hip Hop America, page84:That's because this place is racist, but also because most black filmmakers don't have an interest in integrating. They've accepted the premise that they muststay in their lane[…]; (idiomatic,informal)Tomind one's own business.

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