"馬鹿と鋏は使いよう" meaning in 日本語

{
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "切れない鋏も使い方次第で切れるように、馬鹿者でもうまく扱えば役に立つということ。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-馬鹿と鋏は使いよう-ja-phrase-nbUn2A-4"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "praise a fool, and you may make him useful"
    }
  ],
  "word": "馬鹿と鋏は使いよう"
}

{
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "切れない鋏も使い方次第で切れるように、馬鹿者でもうまく扱えば役に立つということ。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "praise a fool, and you may make him useful"
    }
  ],
  "word": "馬鹿と鋏は使いよう"
}