to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "use a sledgehammer to crack a nut"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
01

to put more energy and force than is necessary into doing something

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to [use|take] a sledgehammer to crack a nut definition and meaning
Idiom
Informal
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My honest opinion is they took a sledgehammer to crack a nut. It was a small problem and she has been treated extremely badly.
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