stick to one's own knitting

A form of stick to one's knitting — To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.

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Meanings

verbstick to one's own knitting (third-person singular simple present sticks to one's own knitting, present participle sticking to one's own knitting, simple past and past participle stuck to one's own knitting)

present singular third person sticks to one's own knitting · participle present sticking to one's own knitting · participle past stuck to one's own knitting · past stuck to one's own knitting

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stick to one's knitting.
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APA

stick to one's own knitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20to%20one's%20own%20knitting

MLA

“stick to one's own knitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20to%20one's%20own%20knitting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick to one's own knitting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20to%20one's%20own%20knitting.

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