"you're only as good as your last shift" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Etymology: From the game of ice hockey; see shift. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} you're only as good as your last shift
  1. A person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure.
    Sense id: en-you're_only_as_good_as_your_last_shift-en-proverb-XGnCb69q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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      "name": "en-proverb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
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        }
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        "A person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure."
      ],
      "id": "en-you're_only_as_good_as_your_last_shift-en-proverb-XGnCb69q",
      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ],
        [
          "competence",
          "competence"
        ],
        [
          "recent",
          "recent"
        ],
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ],
        [
          "failure",
          "failure"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "you're only as good as your last shift"
}

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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ],
        [
          "competence",
          "competence"
        ],
        [
          "recent",
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        ],
        [
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          "success"
        ],
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        ]
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  ],
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}

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