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'tend to one's knitting

'tend to one's knitting is the alternative form of stick to one's knitting.

Meaning of stick to one's knitting

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.
    • [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.1935 October 27, “Helene Mayer to be in Olympics: Woman Fencing Champion Accepts Invitation”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Oct 2013

Forms of 'tend to one's knitting

third-person singular present'tends to one's knitting
present participle'tending to one's knitting
past participle'tended to one's knitting
past'tended to one's knitting

Questions about 'tend to one's knitting

What is 'tend to one's knitting the alternative form of?
'tend to one's knitting is the alternative form of stick to one's knitting.

Words near 'tend to one's knitting in the dictionary

  1. 'tatoes
  2. 'tec
  3. 'tecs
  4. 'ten-shun
  5. 'tend
  6. 'tend to one's knitting
  7. 'tended
  8. 'tended to one's knitting
  9. 'tending
  10. 'tending to one's knitting
  11. 'tends

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