APAD: A bad workman always blames his tools.

A bad workman always blames his tools.

This proverb is used when someone blames the quality of their equipment or other external factors when they perform a task poorly.

 

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• 怨天尤人 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/04/2023 postreply 13:04:41

• 我做了英文谚语quiz，10个题，都做对了：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/04/2023 postreply 13:05:47

• What would a good workman blame? Himself? -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/04/2023 postreply 14:13:16

• 这个俺那里有俗语对之 -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (58 bytes) () 04/04/2023 postreply 14:24:04

• 我是公司里有名的" cheap guy", 老板的说法是为了公司面子和看起来专业工具只买最贵不买最好, 可就是舍不得买 -欲借嵯峨- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/05/2023 postreply 07:39:08

• 虽然用公司信用卡但舍不得买700块的Millwaukee, 只买200块Rigid确实不太好用 -欲借嵯峨- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/05/2023 postreply 07:41:09

• Cheapest is the dearest. 知道这个proverb吗？：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/05/2023 postreply 13:53:31

• 我第一遍读成了：A bad woman always blames his tools -天玉之- ♀ (48 bytes) () 04/06/2023 postreply 07:27:20