cobbler, keep to your last en · X
Etymology
From last (“a tool for shaping shoes”), related to the Latin phrase sutor, ne ultra crepidam.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.
Relateds
ultracrepidarian · horses for courses · stick to one's last · stick to one's knitting
Synonyms
Translations (13)
fi suutari pysyköön lestissään (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · srn obia a no fu yu, no spiti na ini (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · nb skomaker, bli ved din lest (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · da skomager, bliv ved din læst (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · hu a cipész maradjon a kaptafánál (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · it non ti allargare (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · pl szewcze, pilnuj kopyta (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · de Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · la sutor, ne ultra crepidam (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · nl schoenmaker, blijf bij je leest (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · sv skomakare, bliv vid din läst (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · fr chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardées (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise) · es zapatero, a tus zapatos (do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise)