"stick to one's last" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sticks to one's last [present, singular, third-person], sticking to one's last [participle, present], stuck to one's last [participle, past], stuck to one's last [past]
Etymology: Compare the proverb cobbler, keep to your last or shoemaker, stick to your last. Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> to one's last}} stick to one's last (third-person singular simple present sticks to one's last, present participle sticking to one's last, simple past and past participle stuck to one's last)
  1. (idiomatic) To stick to one's knitting (to concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise etc.). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stick_to_one's_last-en-verb-Qk~HYavA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Compare the proverb cobbler, keep to your last or shoemaker, stick to your last.",
  "forms": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "sticking to one's last",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stuck to one's last",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stuck to one's last",
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stick<,,stuck> to one's last"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 March 15, Richard Ouzounian, “Colin James: Blazing his own path for 25 years”, in Toronto Star:",
          "text": "But never one to stick to his last, James founded the Little Big Band in 1993, which launched him on nearly a decade of swing material. Recent years have found him venturing back into rock and he says, “I think it’s time to hit the blues again” when asked what’s around the bend.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 May 8, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, “Martin Sorrell vows to ‘start again’ after WPP exit”, in Financial Times:",
          "text": "Sir Martin made clear he intended to “stick to his last” by staying in an industry he knew well and enjoyed, and that he would not wait long before making his next move.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To stick to one's knitting (to concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise etc.)."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        "(idiomatic) To stick to one's knitting (to concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "stick to one's last"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Compare the proverb cobbler, keep to your last or shoemaker, stick to your last.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sticks to one's last",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sticking to one's last",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stuck to one's last",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stuck to one's last",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    }
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      },
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    }
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          "ref": "2013 March 15, Richard Ouzounian, “Colin James: Blazing his own path for 25 years”, in Toronto Star:",
          "text": "But never one to stick to his last, James founded the Little Big Band in 1993, which launched him on nearly a decade of swing material. Recent years have found him venturing back into rock and he says, “I think it’s time to hit the blues again” when asked what’s around the bend.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 May 8, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, “Martin Sorrell vows to ‘start again’ after WPP exit”, in Financial Times:",
          "text": "Sir Martin made clear he intended to “stick to his last” by staying in an industry he knew well and enjoyed, and that he would not wait long before making his next move.",
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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