كيف تنطق "use a sledgehammer to crack a nut"

expression

YOOZ uh SLEJ-ham-er tuh KRAK uh NUT

YOOZ uh SLEJ-ham-uh tuh KRAK uh NUT

التعريف

To use much more force, effort, or resources than needed for a simple problem; to use an extreme solution for something minor.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈjus/, /ˈjuz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɫɛdʒˌhæmɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkɹæk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈnət

الإنجليزية البريطانية

juːz/ /æɪ/ /slˈɛdʒhæmɐ/ /tˈuː/ /kɹˈæk/ /æɪ/ /nˈʌt

أمريكي

YOOZ uh SLEJ-ham-er tuh KRAK uh NUT

بريطاني

YOOZ uh SLEJ-ham-uh tuh KRAK uh NUT

If you call the police because your neighbor's music is too loud, you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Installing a full security system for a bicycle is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Writing a 10-page report for a simple meeting is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

I think buying a new laptop just to check emails is really using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.