a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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beat out »
To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
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bridge »
The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
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hack into »
To reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.
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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail »
With limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.
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one-man band »
A musician who plays several musical instruments at once.
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pickin' and grinnin' »
Vigorously playing folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.
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set of pipes »
A wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.
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