when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

One might not recognize other possible outcomes or solutions if one relies too much on a specific tool, method, or mindset. This phrase is typically attributed to 20th-century psychologist Abraham Maslow. The trouble with these Freudian scholars is that they don't realize some things can be taken at face value. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, you know?

See also: all, everything, have, like, look, nail

See also:

drive (one) out of office
force (one) out of office
force out of office
give (one) (one's) head
give somebody their head
give someone his or her head
give someone his/her head, to
(something) pays for itself
as one door closes, another opens

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