one nail drives out another

proverb

New people, things, or customs eventually supplant older ones.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. New people, things, or customs eventually supplant older ones.
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APA

one nail drives out another. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20nail%20drives%20out%20another

MLA

“one nail drives out another.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20nail%20drives%20out%20another. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one nail drives out another,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20nail%20drives%20out%20another.

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