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shoemaker, stick to your last

Proverb
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Japanese Meaning
「靴職人は自分の靴型(技量/専門)に専念すべき」という意味。つまり、自分の得意分野や専門分野から逸脱せず、そこでの腕を振るうべきだという戒め。 / 自分の力量や専門分野に固執し、その範囲内で活動するべきという教訓。
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友人たちが彼に絵をやってみるよう勧めたとき、彼はことわざ『靴職人は本業に専念せよ』とつぶやき、自分の仕事に専念することにした。

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Alternative form of cobbler, keep to your last

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shoemaker, stick to your last

When his friends urged him to try painting, he muttered the proverb shoemaker, stick to your last, and decided to focus on his craft.

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When his friends urged him to try painting, he muttered the proverb shoemaker, stick to your last, and decided to focus on his craft.

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