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proverbSynonym of if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20your%20only%20tool%20is%20a%20hammer%2C%20then%20every%20problem%20looks%20like%20a%20nail
“if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20your%20only%20tool%20is%20a%20hammer%2C%20then%20every%20problem%20looks%20like%20a%20nail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20your%20only%20tool%20is%20a%20hammer%2C%20then%20every%20problem%20looks%20like%20a%20nail.
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