Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight
Also spelled: cockroach nuh have no business inna fowl fight, roach nuh business inna fowl fight
Meaning
Stay out of quarrels that don't concern you, or you'll get hurt. Just as a cockroach would be trampled if it wandered into a fight among chickens, a person who meddles in others' disputes risks harm.
Examples
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“Nuh get involve inna dem argument — cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight.”
Don't get involved in their argument — you have no business in that quarrel.
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“Mi keep out a it. Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight.”
I stayed out of it. It's not my fight to be in.
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“Him meddle an get lick. Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight.”
He interfered and got hit. He had no place in that dispute.
Origin
A vivid barnyard image common in Jamaican proverbs, where a fragile cockroach among fighting fowls stands for anyone who intrudes into a dangerous quarrel.
How it's used
Advice to mind your own business, especially in others' conflicts.