- the cobbler's wife is the worst shod
- посл.(the cobbler's (или shoemaker's) wife is the worst shod)у жены сапожника обувь хуже всех; ≈ сапожник ходит без сапог
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
the cobbler's wife is the worst shod
Смотреть что такое "the cobbler's wife is the worst shod" в других словарях:
the shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot — A skilled or knowledgeable person commonly neglects to give his own family the benefit of his expertise. Found in a number of variants. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. xi. E1v But who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe, With shops… … Proverbs new dictionary
