cobbler, keep to your last

proverb

One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

Similar
shoemaker, stick to your last
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Meanings

proverb
  1. idiomaticOne should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

    Synonyms: shoemaker, stick to your last

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbOne should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

Similar
shoemaker, stick to your last

Origin

From last (“a tool for shaping shoes”), related to the Latin phrase sutor, ne ultra crepidam.

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Translations

Danish skomager, bliv ved din læst
  • skomager, bliv ved din læstdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Dutch schoenmaker, blijf bij je leest
  • schoenmaker, blijf bij je leestdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Finnish suutari pysyköön lestissään
  • suutari pysyköön lestissäändo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
French chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardées
  • chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardéesdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
German Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten
  • Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leistendo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Hungarian a cipész maradjon a kaptafánál
  • a cipész maradjon a kaptafánáldo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Italian non ti allargare
  • non ti allargaredo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Latin sutor, ne ultra crepidam
  • sutor, ne ultra crepidamdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Norwegian Bokmål skomaker, bli ved din lest
  • skomaker, bli ved din lestdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Polish szewcze, pilnuj kopyta
  • szewcze, pilnuj kopytado not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Spanish zapatero, a tus zapatos
  • zapatero, a tus zapatosdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Swedish skomakare, bliv vid din läst
  • skomakare, bliv vid din lästdo not criticise matters outside your field of expertise
Cite this entry
APA

cobbler, keep to your last. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobbler%2C%20keep%20to%20your%20last

MLA

“cobbler, keep to your last.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobbler%2C%20keep%20to%20your%20last. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobbler, keep to your last,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobbler%2C%20keep%20to%20your%20last.

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