never send a boy to do a man's job
never send a boy to do a man's job
proverb Avoid assigning challenging tasks to those that are inexperienced or otherwise incapable of completing them. I should have known better than to have an intern proofread that letter—never send a boy to do a man's job, right? I asked you to fire him and you didn't do it? Oh good grief, I'll handle it myself—never send a boy to do a man's job!
See also: boy, job, never, send
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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- village
- it takes a village
- a woman's work is never done
- a burnt child dreads the fire
- burnt
- a Jack of all trades is a master of none
- a Jill of all trades is a master of none
- an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- best-laid plans go astray, the