2007-09-16 05:05:19 · 12 answers · asked by Rebecca K 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You used too much effort for a trivial item.
i have also heard the phrase "use an atomic bomb to kill a fly"
2007-09-16 05:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, Look at the question the answer's there.Could write pages explaining to you but that would be taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut.
2007-09-16 07:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm assuming you recommend the deluge, quite than the ark itself. and that i continuously thought the comparable element, even while i become a toddler. yet in a metaphorical sense, it has the comparable meaning as particularly some different mystical symbols - think of as an occasion, of the Tarot card referred to as the Tower (numbered sixteen, i think of). What it potential, metaphorically, is that the total of ones superseded equipment of thought must be destroyed formerly religious boost can ensue. And sitting on a boat interior the process an infinite sea may be a reliable metaphor for the religious confusion that one feels interior the process this style of technique (as properly because of the fact the muse for the movie Waterworld). In different words, a hardened and superseded worldview is an extremely frustrating nut to crack, and in particular circumstances you pick a sledgehammer.
2017-01-02 06:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bit like making a mountain out of a molehill. having a small problem and dealing with it in too big a way. For example if someone called you a name, and you shot them for it! Extreme I know but sort of makes the point.
2007-09-16 05:26:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you are overdoing it. You only need a little hammer for a nut.
2007-09-16 05:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by proud walker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That someone with a relatively minor problem tries to solve in an inappropriately enormous solution.
2007-09-16 05:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by anigma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to use unnecessary force/energy to achieve something simple, i think. ie you don't need a huge great sledgehammer to break open a tiny walnut when a regular nutcracker would do.
2007-09-16 05:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by ~Cat~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using something too big/complex/expensive to solve a little problem.
2007-09-16 05:11:47 · answer #8 · answered by godron_wookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you are tackling the problem with too much force. maybe there is a more suitable way to resolve the problem.
2007-09-16 05:10:57 · answer #9 · answered by L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically; overkill!
2007-09-16 05:14:45 · answer #10 · answered by Joe B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋