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stick to one's own knitting

stick to one's own 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 stick to one's own knitting

third-person singular presentsticks to one's own knitting
present participlesticking to one's own knitting
past participlestuck to one's own knitting
paststuck to one's own knitting

Questions about stick to one's own knitting

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

Words near stick to one's own knitting in the dictionary

  1. stick to
  2. stick to business
  3. stick to one's guns
  4. stick to one's knitting
  5. stick to one's last
  6. stick to one's own knitting
  7. stick to one's post
  8. stick to one's text
  9. stick to someone's ribs
  10. stick together
  11. stick two fingers up

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