English Explanatory Dictionary

stick to one's last

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stick to one's knitting (to concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise etc.).

Word forms

stick to one's last sticks to one's last sticking to one's last stuck to one's last

Etymology

Compare the proverb cobbler, keep to your last or shoemaker, stick to your last.

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