USE (OR TAKE) A SLEDGEHAMMER TO CRACK A NUT

Meaning of USE (OR TAKE) A SLEDGEHAMMER TO CRACK A NUT in English

use ( or take) a sledgehammer to crack a nut

informal

use disproportionately drastic measures to deal with a simple problem.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — I. noun Date: 15th century a large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands, II. verb Date: 1834 transitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
USE — I. ˈyüs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English us, use, from Old French us, from Latin usus use, employment, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English slege hamer, from slege sledge + hamer hammer : a large heavy hammer that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRACK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
USE — v. /yoohz/ or, for pt. form of 9, /yoohst/ ; n. /yoohs/ , v. , used, using , n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — /slej"ham'euhr/ , n. 1. a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands. v.t. , v.i. 2. to hammer, beat, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUT — — nutlike , adj. /nut/ , n. , v. , nutted, nutting . n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRACK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — v. beat or strike with a sledgehammer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLEDGEHAMMER — n. big and heavy hammer with a long handle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
USE — I. ˈyüs noun Etymology: Middle English us, from Anglo-French, from Latin usus, from uti to use Date: 13th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLEDGEHAMMER — I. ˈslej-ˌha-mər noun Date: 15th century : a large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands ; also : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRACK — I. ˈkrak verb Etymology: Middle English crakken, from Old English cracian; akin to Old High German chrahhōn to resound Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
USE — vt common occurrence; ordinary experience. 2. use ·vt occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SLEDGEHAMMER — ■ noun 1》 a large, heavy hammer used for breaking rocks, driving in posts, etc. 2》 [as modifier ] very …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLEDGEHAMMER — [sledge.ham.mer] n (15c): a large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands; also: something that resembles a sledgehammer in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
SLEDGEHAMMER — sledgehammer BrE AmE ˈsledʒ ˌhæm ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ sledgehammer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
USE — verb , noun ■ verb / juːz; NAmE / ( used , used / juːzd; NAmE /) 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — / ˈsledʒhæmə(r); NAmE / noun a large heavy hammer with a long handle • IDIOMS - use a sledgehammer to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUT — / nʌt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with a very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRACK — / kræk; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb BREAK 1. to break without dividing into separate parts; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
USE — I. use 1 S1 W1 /juːz/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ usage , ↑ use , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLEDGEHAMMER — sledge ‧ ham ‧ mer /ˈsledʒˌhæmə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: sledge 'sledgehammer' (11-21 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRACK — I. crack 1 S3 /kræk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cracian ] 1 . BREAK [intransitive …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
USE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 cause to act or serve for a purpose; bring into service; avail oneself of (rarely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEDGEHAMMER — n. 1 a large heavy hammer used to break stone etc. 2 (attrib.) heavy or powerful (a sledgehammer blow). [OE …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NUT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRACK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
USE — v. & n. v.tr. 1 cause to act or serve for a purpose; bring into service; avail oneself of (rarely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — n. 1 a large heavy hammer used to break stone etc. 2 (attrib.) heavy or powerful (a sledgehammer blow). [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRACK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
USE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. cause to act or serve for a purpose; bring into service; avail oneself of (rarely …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SLEDGEHAMMER — n.1 a large heavy hammer used to break stone etc. 2 (attrib.) heavy or powerful (a sledgehammer blow). Etymology: OE …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
NUT
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USE — I. VERB USES /ju:z/ ( uses, using, used) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — also sledge-hammer ( sledgehammers) A sledgehammer is a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking up rocks …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEDGEHAMMER — also sledge-hammer (~s) A ~ is a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking up rocks and …
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