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you're only as good as your last shift

you're only as good as your last shift proverb: a person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure.

Proverb

you're only as good as your last shift

  1. A person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure.

Origin of you're only as good as your last shift

From the game of ice hockey; see shift.

Questions about you're only as good as your last shift

What does you're only as good as your last shift mean?
You're only as good as your last shift means a person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure.
What part of speech is you're only as good as your last shift?
You're only as good as your last shift is a proverb.

Words near you're only as good as your last shift in the dictionary

  1. you're good
  2. you're kidding
  3. you're killing me, smalls
  4. you're never too old to learn
  5. you're on
  6. you're only as good as your last shift
  7. you're right
  8. you're telling me
  9. you're the boss
  10. you're the doctor
  11. you're welcome

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