to a hammer, everything looks like a nail

English

Proverb

to a hammer, everything looks like a nail

1. Alternative form of if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
   • 2013, American Express Co. et al. v. Italian Colors Restaurant et al. (U.S. Supreme Court No. 12–133), Justice Kagan dissenting:

     The Court today mistakes what this case is about. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And to a Court bent on diminishing the usefulness of Rule 23, everything looks like a class action, ready to be dismantled.