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stick to one's knitting
tend to one's knitting
To do your own job and not bother other people.
The trouble with Henry is that he is always telling other people what to do; he can't stick to his knitting.
stick to
stick to the point
To stay on course during a discussion; adhere to the topic; not talk about extraneous matters.
Stick to the point and stop telling us your life history!
All organizations expect their employees to stick to established work rules and procedures.
He made a promise to his wife to quit smoking and drinking, and so far he has stuck to it.
If you try hard to stick to your principles, then you’ll be able to live up to them.
stick-in-the-mud
An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change.
Mabel said her mother was a real stick-in-the-mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o'clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays.
Mr. Thomas is a stick-in-the-mud who plows with mules; he won't buy a tractor.
sticky fingers
The habit of stealing things you see and want.
Don't leave money in your locker; some of the boys have sticky fingers.
Don't leave that girl alone in the room with so many valuable objects around, because she has sticky fingers.
Ability to catch a ball, especially football forward passes.
Jack is very tall and has sticky fingers. He is an end on the football team.
stock-in-trade
The materials which one customarily deals, sells, or offers.
Anecdotes are often an after-dinner speaker's stock-in-trade.
Imported silk blouses from the Orient are the stock-in-trade of their small shop.
stone wall
brick wall
run into a stone wall
run into a brick wall
Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change.
Dick tried to change Father's mind about letting him use the car Saturday night, but he was up against a stone wall.
The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination.
stone's throw
within a stone's throw
hop, skip and a jump
Within a very short distance.
На очень коротком расстоянии.
Her new apartment is a stone's throw from my place, so we can easily get together for coffee.
Ее новая квартира находится в двух шагах от моей, так что мы можем легко встретиться за чашкой кофе.
The hotel is a hop, skip and a jump from the beach, which is why we chose to stay there for our vacation.
Отель находится в двух шагах от пляжа, поэтому мы решили остановиться там на время отпуска.
They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw.
Они живут через дорогу от нас, всего в одном шаге.
This little café is just a hop, skip and a jump from the train station, so it’s convenient for commuters.
Это небольшое кафе находится всего в двух шагах от железнодорожной станции, поэтому оно удобно для пассажиров.
stone-blind
Completely blind.
Poor Al is stone-blind and needs help to get across the street carefully.
Highly intoxicated.
George drank too much and got stone-blind at the office party.