be one's brother's keeper

be one's brother's keeper
be one's brother's keeper
to be responsible for someone else. (Used of others besides just real brothers.) •

I can't force these kids to go to school and get an education so they can get jobs. I am not my brother's keeper.

You can't expect me to be my brother's keeper. Each of us should be responsible for himself!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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