engine

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employ a steam engine to crack a nut

To use excessive, overcomplicated, or extravagant means or force to accomplish something relatively minor or simple. With this new system of issuing licenses, the government has employed a steam engine to crack a nut: four separate departments now handle each stage of an application, when a single department could easily process applications from start to finish.

See also: crack, employ, engine, nut, steam

engine room

The main source of talent, power, or ability in a team or group, likened to the room that houses a ship's engine. Sarah is our engine room, so with her injured, I'm not sure how we'll be able to win on Saturday.

throttle down

1. To cause a vehicle to reduce in speed by decreasing the flow of fuel to the engine. A noun or pronoun can be used between "throttle" and "down" to specify what is being slowed down. The engineer throttled the train down to a stop so that the crew could begin unloading the cargo. You'll want to start throttling down the engine as you pull into the harbor.

2. Of a computer or component thereof, to begin operating with difficulty and at a lower speed or level of efficiency. After about 30 minutes, the computer gets really hot and then the CPU starts throttling down to about half speed. The network will automatically throttle down if too many people are using the Internet at once.

throttle something down

to reduce the speed of an engine by adjusting the throttle. She throttled her engine down and came to a stop. She throttled down her engine.

See also: down, throttle

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

kill a fly with an elephant gun
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
employ a steam engine to crack a nut
take a sledgehammer to crack a nut
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
group
a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
no expense is spared
spare no expense
spare no expense/pains/trouble doing something

References in classic literature

While he was speaking the bell of the engine rang, and we dashed away after dropping a few passengers, but receiving no new ones.

The engine came to a pause in its vicinity, with the usual tremendous shriek.

The engine now announced the close vicinity of the final station-house by one last and horrible scream, in which there seemed to be distinguishable every kind of wailing and woe, and bitter fierceness of wrath, all mixed up with the wild laughter of a devil or a madman.

The prince's subjects are now pretty numerously employed about the station-house, some in taking care of the baggage, others in collecting fuel, feeding the engines, and such congenial occupations; and I can conscientiously affirm that persons more attentive to their business, more willing to accommodate, or more generally agreeable to the passengers, are not to be found on any railroad.

Hence, also, is obtained a plentiful supply of fuel for the use of the engines. Whoever had gazed into the dismal obscurity of the broad cavern mouth, whence ever and anon darted huge tongues of dusky flame, and had seen the strange, half-shaped monsters, and visions of faces horribly grotesque, into which the smoke seemed to wreathe itself, and had heard the awful murmurs, and shrieks, and deep, shuddering whispers of the blast, sometimes forming themselves into words almost articulate, would have seized upon Mr.

Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories

"I've known a derelict up-end and sift her engines out of herself and flicker round the Lower Lanes for three weeks on her forward tanks only.

All three engines are at work, for the sooner we have skated over this thin ice the better.

Actions and Reactions

With the subsistence of the sea, we were able to go to work upon the damaged engines to some effect, and I also set men to examining the gravitation-screen generators with a view to putting them in working order should it prove not beyond our resources.

For two weeks we labored at the engines, which indisputably showed evidence of having been tampered with.

The work upon the engines had progressed to such an extent that within a few hours we might expect to be able to proceed under our own power westward in the direction of Pan-American waters.

"They've repaired the engines and the generators both," exclaimed one of the men.

The Lost Continent

The wood-encased bulk of the low-pressure cylinder, frowning portly from above, emitted a faint wheeze at every thrust, and except for that low hiss the engines worked their steel limbs headlong or slow with a silent, determined smoothness.

Typhoon

The furnaces roared, and the powerful engines whizzed and clanked, like a great metallic heart.

Sign of the Four

It can be concluded that Google search engine and Metacrawler Meta search engine showed the best performance.

A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE RECALL AND PRECISION OF SEARCH ENGINES AND META SEARCH ENGINES IN MEDICAL IMAGES RETRIVAL

All unserviceable 6.2L engines must be sent to DLA Disposition Services (formerly called DRMO), and replaced with the 6.5L detuned engine, NSN 2815-01-439-6664.

Know the difference between the 6.2L and 6.5L detuned engines

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释义	engine Related to engine: search engine employ a steam engine to crack a nut To use excessive, overcomplicated, or extravagant means or force to accomplish something relatively minor or simple. With this new system of issuing licenses, the government has employed a steam engine to crack a nut: four separate departments now handle each stage of an application, when a single department could easily process applications from start to finish. See also: crack, employ, engine, nut, steam engine room The main source of talent, power, or ability in a team or group, likened to the room that houses a ship's engine. Sarah is our engine room, so with her injured, I'm not sure how we'll be able to win on Saturday. See also: engine, room throttle down 1. To cause a vehicle to reduce in speed by decreasing the flow of fuel to the engine. A noun or pronoun can be used between "throttle" and "down" to specify what is being slowed down. The engineer throttled the train down to a stop so that the crew could begin unloading the cargo. You'll want to start throttling down the engine as you pull into the harbor. 2. Of a computer or component thereof, to begin operating with difficulty and at a lower speed or level of efficiency. After about 30 minutes, the computer gets really hot and then the CPU starts throttling down to about half speed. The network will automatically throttle down if too many people are using the Internet at once. See also: down, throttle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. throttle something down to reduce the speed of an engine by adjusting the throttle. She throttled her engine down and came to a stop. She throttled down her engine. See also: down, throttle McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: kill a fly with an elephant gun a sledgehammer to crack a nut employ a steam engine to crack a nut take a sledgehammer to crack a nut use a sledgehammer to crack a nut group a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours no expense is spared spare no expense spare no expense/pains/trouble doing something References in classic literature While he was speaking the bell of the engine rang, and we dashed away after dropping a few passengers, but receiving no new ones. The engine came to a pause in its vicinity, with the usual tremendous shriek. The engine now announced the close vicinity of the final station-house by one last and horrible scream, in which there seemed to be distinguishable every kind of wailing and woe, and bitter fierceness of wrath, all mixed up with the wild laughter of a devil or a madman. The prince's subjects are now pretty numerously employed about the station-house, some in taking care of the baggage, others in collecting fuel, feeding the engines, and such congenial occupations; and I can conscientiously affirm that persons more attentive to their business, more willing to accommodate, or more generally agreeable to the passengers, are not to be found on any railroad. Hence, also, is obtained a plentiful supply of fuel for the use of the engines. Whoever had gazed into the dismal obscurity of the broad cavern mouth, whence ever and anon darted huge tongues of dusky flame, and had seen the strange, half-shaped monsters, and visions of faces horribly grotesque, into which the smoke seemed to wreathe itself, and had heard the awful murmurs, and shrieks, and deep, shuddering whispers of the blast, sometimes forming themselves into words almost articulate, would have seized upon Mr. Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories "I've known a derelict up-end and sift her engines out of herself and flicker round the Lower Lanes for three weeks on her forward tanks only. All three engines are at work, for the sooner we have skated over this thin ice the better. Actions and Reactions With the subsistence of the sea, we were able to go to work upon the damaged engines to some effect, and I also set men to examining the gravitation-screen generators with a view to putting them in working order should it prove not beyond our resources. For two weeks we labored at the engines, which indisputably showed evidence of having been tampered with. The work upon the engines had progressed to such an extent that within a few hours we might expect to be able to proceed under our own power westward in the direction of Pan-American waters. "They've repaired the engines and the generators both," exclaimed one of the men. The Lost Continent The wood-encased bulk of the low-pressure cylinder, frowning portly from above, emitted a faint wheeze at every thrust, and except for that low hiss the engines worked their steel limbs headlong or slow with a silent, determined smoothness. Typhoon The furnaces roared, and the powerful engines whizzed and clanked, like a great metallic heart. Sign of the Four It can be concluded that Google search engine and Metacrawler Meta search engine showed the best performance. A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE RECALL AND PRECISION OF SEARCH ENGINES AND META SEARCH ENGINES IN MEDICAL IMAGES RETRIVAL All unserviceable 6.2L engines must be sent to DLA Disposition Services (formerly called DRMO), and replaced with the 6.5L detuned engine, NSN 2815-01-439-6664. Know the difference between the 6.2L and 6.5L detuned engines
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