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2023-05-04 07:05
Employ a steam engine to crack a nut phrase
To apply excessive or overcomplicatedmeans or methods to deal with simple things
A: Look, you are bleeding. You should go to the hospital. B: Yeah, but it's just a small cut. Going to the hospital would be employing a steam engine to crack a nut.
You are employing a steam engine to crack a nut with that simple issue.
The verb "employ" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this simile is not clear.
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