using the master's tools to dismantle the master's house

A form of use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house — To use the tools and framework of an oppressive system to end that oppression.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house
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APA

using the master's tools to dismantle the master's house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/using%20the%20master's%20tools%20to%20dismantle%20the%20master's%20house

MLA

“using the master's tools to dismantle the master's house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/using%20the%20master's%20tools%20to%20dismantle%20the%20master's%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “using the master's tools to dismantle the master's house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/using%20the%20master's%20tools%20to%20dismantle%20the%20master's%20house.

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