Learn Turkish Vocabulary and Sentences: Alet işler, el övünür. - Though it is the hand =man that grabs the credit, it is in fact the tool that does the work. This is the inverted way of saying, "A bad workman always blames his tools. A poor workman blames his tools."

övünmek - to boast / sing one's own praises / praise oneself / be proud

The tool works, the hand boasts.

işlemek - to process / operate / function /work

övünmek - to boast / sing one's own praises / praise oneself / be proud

The tool works, the hand boasts.

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