there's more than one way to skin a cat

English

Proverb

there's more than one way to skin a cat

1. A problem generally has more than one solution.

Synonyms

• there are many ways to skin cats

Translations

a problem generally has more than one solution

• Arabic: هناك اكثر من طريقة لسلخ القط (ar)
• Czech: problém má zpravidla více řešení (cs), všechny cesty vedou do Říma (cs)
• Dutch: er zijn meerdere wegen om je doel te bereiken (nl), alle wegen leiden naar Rome (nl)
• Finnish: konstit on monet sanoi mummo, kun kissalla pöytää pyyhki (fi)

• French: il y a plusieurs façons de plumer un canard (fr)
• German: viele Wege führen nach Rom (de)
• Scottish Gaelic: tha iomadh dòigh air cù a mharbhadh
• Telugu: శతకోటి దరిద్రాలకు అనంతకోటి ఉపాయాలు (śatakōṭi daridrālaku anantakōṭi upāyālu)

See also

• TIMTOWTDI
• if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail