sledgehammer
Completely lacking grace and dexterityCompletely lacking grace and dexterity.
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» Don't crack a nut with a sledgehammer.
Не стреляй из пушки по воробьям. — odexed
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1 sensesCompletely lacking grace and dexterity.
Examples
12 sentencesDon't crack a nut with a sledgehammer.
ruНе стреляй из пушки по воробьям. — odexed
Something really should be done about the problem, but this is cracking a nut with a sledgehammer.
Ця проблема справді потребує вирішення, але це те саме, що стріляти з гармат по горобцях. — seveleu_dubrovnik
A sledgehammer breaks glass but forges steel.
ruКувалда разбивает стекло, но куёт сталь. — EugeneGS
Isn't that a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
deIst das nicht Kanonenfeuer zur Spatzenbekämpfung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You don't need a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
ruЧтоб расколоть орех, молоток не нужен. — Ooneykcall
deMan braucht keinen Vorschlaghammer, um eine Nuss zu knacken. — raggione
Origin
Compound of sledge + hammer.Compound of sledge + hammer.
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Forms
more sledgehammer, most sledgehammer| Comparative | more sledgehammer Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sledgehammer Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.