"if you want a thing done well, do it yourself" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
  1. It is better to do something oneself than to rely on others to do it well. Synonyms: if you want something done, do it yourself, if you want a thing done right, do it yourself, if you want it done right, do it yourself Translations (better to do something oneself): 求人不如求己 (qiúrén bùrú qiújǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kun itse tekee, tietää mitä saa (Finnish), on n’est jamais mieux servi que par soi-même (French), vil du ha noe gjort, gjør det selv (Norwegian), если хочешь сделать что-то хорошо, сделай это сам. (jesli xočešʹ sdelatʹ što-to xorošo, sdelaj eto sam.) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-if_you_want_a_thing_done_well,_do_it_yourself-en-proverb-sWH7U~ah Categories (other): English proverbs, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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