PERSONAL BUSINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Matters of personal concern

Example:

get his affairs in order

Synonyms:

affairs; personal business; personal matters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("personal business" is a kind of...):

concern (something that interests you because it is important or affects you)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "personal business"):

dirty laundry; dirty linen (personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public)