more than one way to skin a cat



more than one way to skin a cat

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]
See also: cat, more, one, skin, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Miroslavmee-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Morikomo-ṙee-koJapanese
Baltimore['bɔ:ltimɔ:]
Mignon['minjɔn]
Hagne-Ancient Greek
Proserpine-Roman Mythology