English / proverb
Cobbler, Keep to Your Last
MEANING IN ENGLISH
One should stick to what one understands and not offer advice or meddle outside one's expertise.
In context
01
After squandering his emergency savings on risky crypto trading, his accountant said, 'Cobbler, keep to your last.'
02
Instead of borrowing blindly to start a tech venture he did not comprehend, he was advised: cobbler, keep to your last.
Synonyms
stick to what you know,mind your own business,stick to your trade
Antonyms
jack of all trades,meddle in everything,overstep boundaries
Collocations
wise advice cobbler keep to your last,warning cobbler keep to your last,heed cobbler keep to your last