Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a bad workman always blames his tools

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
a bad -work-man al-ways blames his -tools
IPA
56
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.

proverb

Upon failure, it is easier to blame the tools used rather than how they were employed.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

a bad workman blames his tools (alternative) a bad carpenter blames his tools (alternative) a poor workman blames his tools (alternative) it is a poor craftsman who blames their tools (alternative) a good workman never blames his tools (alternative)

Questions

What does a bad workman always blames his tools mean?
It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.

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