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MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT, THERE'S
there are different ways to accomplish the same thing; there are different possible solutions to a problem
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1. There must be some way to raise enough money to buy a car. We’ve put all our savings together but it isn’t enough. Still, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. I’ll get a second job!
2. My friends asked me how they could accomplish something that seemed impossible. I told them that they simply hadn’t looked at all the possibilities. I told them there’s always more than one way to skin a cat and that they would eventually find a solution.


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