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Definition

To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.

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In Context

  • "[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."
  • "Researchers should stick to their knitting, finding cancer cures and discovering new shades of lipstick, and refrain from debunking history."
  • ""We stuck to our knitting and stayed in one market rather than going for growth," he says."
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See Also

  • let the cobbler stick to his last
  • ultracrepidarianism