stick to the knitting

1. To mind one's own business. Oh, stick to the knitting—I don't need to hear your opinion of every little thing I do.

2. To do only what one knows or is familiar with. You can't just stick to the knitting—you have to try new things too.

stick to the (or your) knitting

(of an organization) concentrate on a known core area of business activity rather than diversify into other areas in which it has no experience. informal

See also: knitting, stick

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

stick to (one's) knitting
stick to knitting
stick to your knitting
at will
about (one's) business
about business
(from) top to toe
be hoist by (one's) own petard
be hoist with one's own petard
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard

References in periodicals archive

Besides the understandable desire to stick to the knitting, there are other business imperatives that drive cost-center managers to consider alternatives: rising costs of managing applications (people and vendor maintenance payments), ROIs that fail to materialize, and risks associated with the often abrupt departure of key support personnel.

Should you outsource?

* product-market scope - a clear idea of what business or products a company was responsible for (predating the exhortations of Peters and Waterman to "stick to the knitting")

Igor Ansoff : Father of Corporate Strategy

We're concentrating on the DNA testing side of the business because, as the saying goes, stick to the knitting and focus on what you do best.

Biotech firm doubles its DNA testing orders; TECHNOLOGY

He says: "Our traditional markets are coming back and we intend to stick to the knitting, to continue doing what we do best.

Passionate attachmen nt to electric vehicles; Matt Boyle runs a New York stock exchange-listed company from the Team Valley. PETER McCUSKER talks to the boss of electric vehicle component maker Sevcon

Ruthlessly occupy your niche and stick to the knitting.

Spotlight: Mark Tughan

Boyle added: "Our traditional markets are coming back and we intend to stick to the knitting, to continue doing what we do best.

Sevcon chief hails rise in company's pre-tax profits

词组	stick to the knitting
释义	stick to the knitting stick to the knitting 1. To mind one's own business. Oh, stick to the knitting—I don't need to hear your opinion of every little thing I do. 2. To do only what one knows or is familiar with. You can't just stick to the knitting—you have to try new things too. See also: knitting, stick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stick to the (or your) knitting (of an organization) concentrate on a known core area of business activity rather than diversify into other areas in which it has no experience. informal See also: knitting, stick Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: stick to (one's) knitting stick to knitting stick to your knitting at will about (one's) business about business (from) top to toe be hoist by (one's) own petard be hoist with one's own petard be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard References in periodicals archive Besides the understandable desire to stick to the knitting, there are other business imperatives that drive cost-center managers to consider alternatives: rising costs of managing applications (people and vendor maintenance payments), ROIs that fail to materialize, and risks associated with the often abrupt departure of key support personnel. Should you outsource? * product-market scope - a clear idea of what business or products a company was responsible for (predating the exhortations of Peters and Waterman to "stick to the knitting") Igor Ansoff : Father of Corporate Strategy We're concentrating on the DNA testing side of the business because, as the saying goes, stick to the knitting and focus on what you do best. Biotech firm doubles its DNA testing orders; TECHNOLOGY He says: "Our traditional markets are coming back and we intend to stick to the knitting, to continue doing what we do best. Passionate attachmen nt to electric vehicles; Matt Boyle runs a New York stock exchange-listed company from the Team Valley. PETER McCUSKER talks to the boss of electric vehicle component maker Sevcon Ruthlessly occupy your niche and stick to the knitting. Spotlight: Mark Tughan Boyle added: "Our traditional markets are coming back and we intend to stick to the knitting, to continue doing what we do best. Sevcon chief hails rise in company's pre-tax profits
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