someone's lookout

noun

British, informal
: a person's sole responsibility for the result of making a bad decision or doing something foolish
If he wants to spend all his money on expensive clothes, that's his lookout.

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“Someone's lookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someone%27s%20lookout. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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