don't keep a dog and bark yourself

proverb

Don't do anything you are paying a more qualified person to do.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Don't do anything you are paying a more qualified person to do.
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APA

don't keep a dog and bark yourself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20keep%20a%20dog%20and%20bark%20yourself

MLA

“don't keep a dog and bark yourself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20keep%20a%20dog%20and%20bark%20yourself. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't keep a dog and bark yourself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20keep%20a%20dog%20and%20bark%20yourself.

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