A poor independent workman will generally be more industrious than even a journeyman who works by the piece.

Know what they say about a poor workman, John?

One letter seems to have been written by a poor workman and it was addressed to a captain in the army.

The other letter looked as if it was from his mother to the poor workman who had been looking after him.

The poor workman's clothes might well be better than those of earlier centuries, but they were badly cut, ill-fitting and drab.

It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

Little boys and girls, that's the secret of success, just like that poor but honest workman on Holliday's Hill.

Joseph is portrayed as a drunkard and a poor workman, and his relationship with Mary as difficult and often violent.

A poor workman always blames --' " "You're not a box of tools.

A poor workman blames his tools.