stick to your last

stick to your last
   If you tell someone to stick to their last, you are asking them to restrict their intervention or comments to an area where they have knowledge and experience, and to keep away from areas where they know nothing.
   (A 'last' is used in making and repairing shores.)
   

Why don't you stick to your last and let me handle this matter.


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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