sledgehammer
To strike with a sledgehammerTo strike (something) with a sledgehammer.
» Don't crack a nut with a sledgehammer.
Не стреляй из пушки по воробьям. — odexed
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1 sensesTo strike (something) with a sledgehammer.
beat with a sledgehammer
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
sledgehammers, sledgehammering, sledgehammered, sledgehammered| Base form | sledgehammer · to sledgehammer |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sledgehammers |
| Present participle | sledgehammering |
| Past simple | sledgehammered |
| Past participle | sledgehammered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- beat with a sledgehammer:sledge
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.