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There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

Arabic translation: كل شيخ وله طريقة

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English term or phrase:	There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
Arabic translation:	كل شيخ وله طريقة
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06:49 Mar 12, 2011

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English term or phrase: There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

Is there any equivalent in Arabic (Egyptian) to this idiom?
I appreciate your help.

TAKOAS KudoZ activity Questions: 26 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 133 United Kingdom
Local time: 23:41

كل شيخ وله طريقة

Explanation:
This is what we say in Egypt :)

Selected response from:

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 00:41

Grading comment

Many thanks Nadia
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

كل شيخ وله طريقة

Nadia Ayoub

4 +2

كل الطرق تؤدى إلى روما

einass

يا ما في الجراب يا حاوي

Eid Ibrahim

طرق كثيرة توصل إلى النهر

Mohsin Alabdali

Answers

23 mins confidence:

there’s more than one way to skin a cat. طرق كثيرة توصل إلى النهر

Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 01:41
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20

52 mins confidence:

there’s more than one way to skin a cat. يا ما في الجراب يا حاوي

Explanation:
it means there are many possible ways of achieving something
ومن الممكن أن تقول "لا تعييه الحيلة في الوصول إلي الهدف"

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Eid Ibrahim
Egypt
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of:

Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

TargamaT: عزيزي عيد، ممكن تشرح الجملة ياما في الجراب ....ـ التفسير هو أن الشخص الذي يقال له هذا المثل يمتلك الكثير مما قدمه أتاني الجواب من زميلي في بورسعيد

2 hrs

-> عزيزي أسامة كيف حالك، صدقني لا أعلم كيف تتم الموافقة على مثل كل شيخ وله طريقة، حيث أنه ليس هذا هو المعني المقصود، ألم تقرؤوا مطلقا كتاب الدكتور السيد نصر وعيد إبراهيم بعنوان حكم وتعبيرات وأمثال مصرية بالمفهوم الانجليزي، لا أعلم بصراحة من الصح ومن الخطأ

neutral

eltorgomania: لم أفهم المثل على هذا النحو وقد يعطي القاريء معنى مغايراً

5 hrs

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

there’s more than one way to skin a cat. كل الطرق تؤدى إلى روما

Explanation:
كل الطرق تؤدى إلى روما

einass
Local time: 00:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 56

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

there’s more than one way to skin a cat.

كل شيخ وله طريقة

Explanation:
This is what we say in Egypt :)

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 00:41
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 178

Grading comment

Many thanks Nadia

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