Idiom
employ a steam engine to crack a nut
Meaning
To carry out a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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To carry out a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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