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Use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo use significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously

Synonyms

use a sledgehammer to kill a gnat sledgehammer sledge bring down the hammer outhammer overstrike drop the hammer hit out hammer jackhammer let someone have it smash

Antonyms

kill an elephant with a BB gun shoot an elephant with a BB gun

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