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if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

if you want a thing done well, do it yourself proverb: it is better to do something oneself than to rely on others to do it well.

Proverb

if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

  1. It is better to do something oneself than to rely on others to do it well.

Forms of if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

alternative formif you want something done, do it yourself
alternative formif you want a thing done right, do it yourself
alternative formif you want it done right, do it yourself

Questions about if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

What does if you want a thing done well, do it yourself mean?
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself means it is better to do something oneself than to rely on others to do it well.
What part of speech is if you want a thing done well, do it yourself?
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself is a proverb.

Words near if you want a thing done well, do it yourself in the dictionary

  1. if you please
  2. if you say so
  3. if you see something, say something
  4. if you see what I mean
  5. if you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything
  6. if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
  7. if you want peace, prepare for war
  8. if you will
  9. if you're not Dutch, you're not much
  10. if you've got it, flaunt it
  11. if you've seen one, you've seen them all

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