- crack a nut
- split open a dry nut
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
crack a nut
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crack a nut with a sledgehammer — If you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you apply too much force to achieve a result. ( Jackhammer is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
crack a nut with a sledgehammer — If you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you apply too much force to achieve a result. ( Jackhammer is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sledgehammer to crack a nut — Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut means using disproportionate force to solve a problem. He called the police because his neighbour was rude? now that s using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut — take/use/a sledgehammer to crack a nut british phrase to do something with more force or energy than you need to Thesaurus: to behave in an uncontrolled waysynonym Main entry: sledgehammer * * * use a ˌsledgehammer to crack a ˈnut f12 … Useful english dictionary
use (or take) a sledgehammer to crack a nut — informal use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem. → nut … English new terms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
take a sledgehammer to crack a nut — take/use/a sledgehammer to crack a nut british phrase to do something with more force or energy than you need to Thesaurus: to behave in an uncontrolled waysynonym Main entry: sledgehammer … Useful english dictionary
nut — 1 noun (C) 1 FOOD a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree: crack a nut | a cashew nut 2 TOOL a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a bolt 1 (2) to fasten things together 3 CRAZY PERSON… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nut — n. 1) to crack a nut 2) to shell nuts 3) (misc.) a hard/tough nut to crack ( a difficult problem to deal with ) * * * [nʌt] to crack a nut to shell nuts (misc.) a hard/tough nut to crack ( a difficult problem to deal with ) … Combinatory dictionary
