MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT Definition & Meaning

more than one way to skin a cat

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Idioms and Phrases

More than one method to reach the same end, as in We can get around that by renting instead of buying a computer—there's more than one way to skin a cat . This expression may be an American version of the earlier British more ways of killing a cat , but why the death of a cat should be alluded to at all is not clear. [Second half of 1800s]

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The favorite saying of Cal Ripken Jr.’s dad was “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.”

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“There’s more than one way to skin a cat, that’s for sure. But going out and getting those big names, people who have done it, people who have been there, people who are leaders, people who have shown time and time again that they can be successful in this league is definitely what would help this clubhouse.”

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“There’s more than one way to skin a cat, that’s for sure. But going out and getting those big names — people who have done it; people have been there; people who are leaders; people who have shown time and time again that they can be successful in this league — is definitely going to help this clubhouse and help this team.”

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“They’ve added more than anybody else, and you saw where it got them this year. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, that’s for sure. But going out and getting those big names, people who’ve done it, people who have been there, people who are leaders, people who have shown time and time again they can be successful in this league, is definitely what would help this clubhouse, would help this team, maybe help those little things that we need.”

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That prompted Mike to say: “Well, there’s more than one way to skin a cat.”

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