| 词组 | use a sledgehammer to crack a nut |
| 释义 | Idiom use a sledgehammer to crack a nut British & Australian to do something with more force than is necessary to achieve the result you want.Sending ten men to arrest one small boy was a clear case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. use a sledgehammer to crack a nutTo use excessive, overcomplicated, or extravagant means or force to accomplish something relatively minor or simple. With this new system of issuing licenses, the government is using a sledgehammer 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. a sledgehammer to crack a nutBRITISHIf someone uses a sledgehammer to crack a nut, they use methods to solve a problem that are far more extreme than is necessary. The widespread campaign by the government to reduce childhood obesity is, she says, using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Bankers say that the proposed law is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Note: People sometimes replace sledgehammer with hammer. Robbins's film takes a large hammer to crack a familiar nut. Compare with be breaking a butterfly on a wheel. Note: A sledgehammer is a large heavy hammer which is used for smashing rocks and concrete. use a ˌsledgehammer to crack a ˈnutuse more force than is necessary: It was a small and peaceful demonstration so I don’t know why there was such a big police presence. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. |
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