Definition
To keep to one's own kind; to avoid intermixing or associating with other types of people.
To mind one's own business.
Origins
Metaphoric, from the conventions for driving a motor vehicle.
In Context
- "There are those who try to outlive their means while others just stay in their lane. Some of us are used to being broke, having less […]"
- "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 must stay in their lane […]"
See Also
- know one's place
- neoracism