"a bad workman always blames his tools" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [英語]

  1. 下手な職人は、いつも道具に文句をつける。物事に習熟していない者ほど、道具等の環境といった自分以外のものに、うまくいかない原因を求めるものであるの意。
    Sense id: ja-a_bad_workman_always_blames_his_tools-en-proverb-lANZw5~~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: 弘法筆を選ばず (日本語)
Categories (other): 英語, 英語_ことわざ
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