"the cobbler's children are the worst shod" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. One often neglects those closest to oneself. Synonyms: the shoemaker's children go barefoot
    Sense id: en-the_cobbler's_children_are_the_worst_shod-en-proverb-Yxj7awm8 Categories (other): English proverbs

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