stick to one's knitting
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.
Example Sentences
- "[A]s sportsmen I think that we should stick to our knitting and not allow economic or social conditions to interfere with the Olympic Games."
- "Researchers should stick to their knitting, finding cancer cures and discovering new shades of lipstick, and refrain from debunking history."
- ""We stuck to our knitting and stayed in one market rather than going for growth," he says."
Inflected Forms
sticks to one's knitting (present, singular)
sticking to one's knitting (participle, present)
stuck to one's knitting (participle, past)
stuck to one's knitting (past)
attend to one's knitting (alternative)
’tend to one’s knitting (alternative)
tend to one's knitting (alternative)
keep to one's knitting (alternative)