  More Than One Way to Skin a CatThere’s more than one way to skin a cat is a well-known American saying meaning there’s more than one way to accomplish something. Folksy and colorful, it fits right in with Southern talk, though it didn’t start there. An authentic phrase similar in idea (though maybe not in tone): Make Do or Do Without synonyms: different ways to do something, many solutions, more than one way to do it Hillbilly Dude Says...  My Momma would often say, 'there’s more than one way to skin a cat,' and it gave me the heebie jeebies once it registered. Hillbilly Dude Says... My Momma would often say, 'there’s more than one way to skin a cat,' and it gave me the heebie jeebies once it registered. Pronunciation[THAIRZ more than wun WAY tuh SKIN uh CAT] /ðɛɹz mɔːɹ ðən wʌn weɪ tə skɪn ə kæt/ Meaning & Usage- There’s more than one solution to a problem (proverb)
Hazel:
That garden hose won’t reach the shed.
Roy:
We’ll figure somethin’ out-there’s more than one way to skin a cat.variations: more than one way to skin a catfish, more’n one way to skin a cat OriginThe expression dates back to at least the early 1800s and appears in both British and American writing long before it took root in Southern speech. The "cat" has nothing to do with a real animal-it’s a metaphor for any tough job that has more than one fix. Its humor and plainspoken rhythm made it a natural fit in Southern conversation.
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