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stuck to one's knitting

stuck to one's knitting is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about stuck to one's knitting

What is stuck to one's knitting the simple past and past participle of?
Stuck to one's knitting is the simple past and past participle of stick to one's knitting.

Words near stuck to one's knitting in the dictionary

  1. stuck the knife in
  2. stuck the landing
  3. stuck to
  4. stuck to business
  5. stuck to one's guns
  6. stuck to one's knitting
  7. stuck to one's last
  8. stuck to one's post
  9. stuck to one's text
  10. stuck to someone's ribs
  11. stuck together

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