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cobbler, keep to your last

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
cob-bler, -keep- -to y-our last
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

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

Etymology

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

Phrases

horses for courses stick to one's knitting stick to one's last

Frequently Paired Words

horses for courses stick to one's knitting stick to one's last ultracrepidarian

Synonyms

shoemaker, stick to your last

Questions

What does cobbler, keep to your last mean?
One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.
Where does cobbler, keep to your last come from?
From last (“a tool for shaping shoes”), related to the Latin phrase sutor, ne ultra crepidam.

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