it's a poor workman who blames his tools

proverb Said of someone who performs a job poorly or unsuccessfully but lays the blame on external factors, rather than taking responsibility for their own failure. After John spent all day assembling his new desk only to discover it was lopsided, he immediately declared that the package must have contained the wrong pieces. His wife replied, "It's a poor workman who blames his tools, dear." The football player blamed the rainy weather for his poor performance, but as they say, it's a poor workman who blames his tools.

See also: blame, poor, tool, who, workman

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a bad carpenter blames his tools
a bad workman blames his tools
a poor craftsman blames his tools
carpenter
bad workers always blame their tools
teach a man to fish
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
best-laid plans go astray, the

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释义	it's a poor workman who blames his tools it's a poor workman who blames his tools proverb Said of someone who performs a job poorly or unsuccessfully but lays the blame on external factors, rather than taking responsibility for their own failure. After John spent all day assembling his new desk only to discover it was lopsided, he immediately declared that the package must have contained the wrong pieces. His wife replied, "It's a poor workman who blames his tools, dear." The football player blamed the rainy weather for his poor performance, but as they say, it's a poor workman who blames his tools. See also: blame, poor, tool, who, workman Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a bad carpenter blames his tools a bad workman blames his tools a poor craftsman blames his tools carpenter bad workers always blame their tools teach a man to fish the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men best-laid plans go astray, the
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