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a bad workman always blames his tools	It is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.	Rate it: (4.38 / 8 votes)
a bad carpenter blames his tools	Alternative form of a bad workman always blames his tools.	Rate it: (3.86 / 7 votes)
idle hands are a devil's tools	If you are idle then you can do something which. can lead you to trouble	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
idle hands are the devil's tools	Alternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
idle hands are the Devil's tools	Alternative form of Idle hands are the devil's workshop..	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail	With limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.	Rate it: (4.67 / 3 votes)
tackle the job	Determine tools and manpower needed, Move on site, Begin and complete necessary demolition, Launch make-ready tasks in order for all trades to move on site and begin the new construction.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
à gens de village, trompette de bois	Rough tools for rough work.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
get your sh-t together!	Collect Your Thoughts, Get The Tools, Get Prepared, Gird Your Loins, Be Fully Focused, Be Wide Awake, Be Guarded Expect About Anything, Be Sharp.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go equipped	To possess tools, weapons or other articles with the intent of using them to commit a crime.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hammer and tongs	With tools indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hew out	carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il ne faut pas jouer avec le feu	One should not play with edged tools.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mauvais ouvrier n'a jamais bons outils	A bad workman always blames his tools.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nada nessa mão	A phrase commonly associated with shows of magic, where the performer assures that his hand is empty, therefore he is not holding any tools to aid his tricks.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Punchboard	A book-size laminated paper 1'/2 inch thick board with 25 to 200 drilled holes in surface. Holes contain 'accordion-fold', numbered kite-paper which when 'punched-out of board' with small PUNCH-tool may reveal a 'winning-chance number': Winning Numbers posted on board. Variety of Valuable prizes is predetermined by cost of a single 'PUNCH': Win! Box Candy, jewelry, trinkets, appliances, tools, flashlights et al:	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)