"Maslow's hammer" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Attributed to Abraham Maslow, who wrote about it in the 1960s. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maslow's hammer
  1. The axiom that "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail". Wikipedia link: Abraham Maslow, Law of the instrument

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