use a sledgehammer to crack a nut in French
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.