use a sledgehammer to crack a nut in French
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut in French is écraser une mouche avec un marteau, tuer une mouche avec un canon.
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut in French
écraser une mouche avec un marteau
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, idiomatic, informal) To use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously.
tuer une mouche avec un canon
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, idiomatic, informal) To use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously.
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What is "use a sledgehammer to crack a nut" in French?
"use a sledgehammer to crack a nut" in French is écraser une mouche avec un marteau, tuer une mouche avec un canon.
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Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "use a sledgehammer to crack a nut": écraser une mouche avec un marteau, tuer une mouche avec un canon.
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