英语词组stick to your last是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

stick to (one's) last

To do what one is familiar with, experienced in, or skilled at, rather than trying something different and risking failure. Taken from the proverb "the cobbler should stick to his last." After his failed attempts at writing books and hosting a television show, many think the ageing DJ should just stick to his last.

stick to your last

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

If you say that someone should stick to their last, you mean that they should continue doing what they are experienced at and not try to do new things. Looking back, I should have stuck to my last and gone on to get a research job in one of the studios. Note: People sometimes use the whole phrase let the cobbler stick to his last, or change part of it to fit a particular situation. You see before you an embarrassed cobbler who will stick to his last from now on. I was afraid they'd think, `Why can't the cobbler stick to his last?' Note: A cobbler is a shoe maker and a last is a foot-shaped object used as a model to make shoes the right shape and size.

stick to your last

confine your activities to the area you have personal knowledge of or skill in.

The expression derives from the proverb ‘The cobbler should stick to his last’, a last being a shoemaker's model for shaping or repairing a shoe.

词组	stick to your last
释义	stick to (one's) last To do what one is familiar with, experienced in, or skilled at, rather than trying something different and risking failure. Taken from the proverb "the cobbler should stick to his last." After his failed attempts at writing books and hosting a television show, many think the ageing DJ should just stick to his last. stick to your last BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED If you say that someone should stick to their last, you mean that they should continue doing what they are experienced at and not try to do new things. Looking back, I should have stuck to my last and gone on to get a research job in one of the studios. Note: People sometimes use the whole phrase let the cobbler stick to his last, or change part of it to fit a particular situation. You see before you an embarrassed cobbler who will stick to his last from now on. I was afraid they'd think, `Why can't the cobbler stick to his last?' Note: A cobbler is a shoe maker and a last is a foot-shaped object used as a model to make shoes the right shape and size. stick to your last confine your activities to the area you have personal knowledge of or skill in. The expression derives from the proverb ‘The cobbler should stick to his last’, a last being a shoemaker's model for shaping or repairing a shoe.
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