Timeline for "Whatever a Russian does, they end up making the Kalashnikov gun"? Are there any similar proverbs in English?
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| Apr 25, 2019 at 16:57 | comment | added | Alsee | @DarrelHoffman : In case it wasn't clear, "using a hammer as a screwdriver" actually means using the screw as a nail. | |
| Apr 24, 2019 at 20:22 | comment | added | alephzero | @DarrelHoffman Back in the days before battery powered hand tools, I remember once asking an "old school" carpenter why he was joining two pieces of wood using screws and a hammer, not a screwdriver. His answer was "the threads on woodscrews are for taking them out, not for putting them in". | |
| Apr 24, 2019 at 18:10 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | Oddly, I've often used a screwdriver as a hammer (a well-made one can be quite effective for banging things), but never used a hammer as a screwdriver... | |
| Apr 24, 2019 at 15:58 | history | edited | lly | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 24, 2019 at 15:52 | history | answered | lly | CC BY-SA 4.0 |