stay swiss

To remain neutral, avoid conflict, refuse to get involved. Done when a conflict is so messy, unclear, or just flat-out retarded that it's better off just not bothering at all. The term is named after Switzerland, which has a reputation for remaining neutral. In fact, it hasn't been directly involved in a major war for over 200 years. The most recent thing close to a war was a civil war between the Catholics and Protestants that had around 100 casualties in 1847. It lasted less than a month.