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a sledgehammer to crack a nut

a sledge·ham·mer to crack a nut
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey slej-ham-er too krak ey nuht]
    • /eɪ ˈslɛdʒˌhæm ər tu kræk eɪ nʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey slej-ham-er too krak ey nuht]
    • /eɪ ˈslɛdʒˌhæm ər tu kræk eɪ nʌt/

Definition of a sledgehammer to crack a nut words

  • phrase a sledgehammer to crack a nut If you say that someone is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you mean that they are using stronger measures than are really necessary to solve a problem. 3
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Parts of speech for A sledgehammer to crack a nut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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a sledgehammer to crack a nut popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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