2006-12-20 03:49:42 · 16 answers · asked by Cherrelle B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It refers to the fact that when one has finished work for the day one leaves it behind. Therefore one's own family tend to suffer because of it
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2006-12-23 20:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that whatever you have to do all day at work, you don't want to have to do it at home or in your spare time, or for your own family. So the cobbler's family's shoes might not be too well looked after. If you know anyone from a certain trade, check it out. It is usually true!
2006-12-20 03:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It means the the cobbler is so busy and so tired of working on shoes all day, that when he gets home at night he does not feel like working on his own family's shoes. So they have the worst shoes...
2006-12-20 03:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by capnemo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means, The cobbler is too busy doing everyone Else's shoes that he forgets his own son. You can interpret this into anything you see fit too.
2006-12-20 03:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by london lady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has time for everyone elses shoes, but not his own. Because he is bored of doing other peoples shoes, it is the last thing he wants to do when he comes home. It's a little bit like,"it's a busmans holiday".
2006-12-20 04:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in brazil they say...in the ironsmith's home..wooden spoons
it just means that when the cobbler gets home he's too tired
to go on making shoes...true for most professions!!!
2006-12-20 04:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by boyfrombrazil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As already said, a craftsman is so sick and tired of plying his trade day in and day out that when his own household has need of his skills he procrastinates endlessly...my dad was an electrician and it was almost impossible to get him to do electrical around the house...we boys did it and had to drag him in to inspect it before energizing the circuits...LOL
2006-12-20 03:56:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that if a person does something for a living they don't like to do that same thing at home. So a baker's family probably buys bread, teacher's kids might need to pay for tutoring, a carpenter doesn't want to renovate his own house, etc.
2006-12-20 03:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
An example:- my brother in law is a cabinet maker, but not one thing in his house is made by him. And that can be attributed to any skill that is are done for other folk, but nothing at home.
2006-12-20 03:55:40 · answer #9 · answered by ALAN B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a metaphor for the fact that alot of people tend to spend all their time on their careers/jobs/proffessions....and tend to neglect their own families in their area of expertise
2006-12-20 04:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by Brown_Sugar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋