crack a nut in English

split open a dry nut

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1. SOMETIMES the only way to crack a nut is with a sledgehammer.

2. Printing business cards on a thirty - inch press is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

3. As a result, they act in the manner of the proverbial sledge-hammer to crack a nut.

4. It was a small and peaceful demonstration so I don't know why there was such a big police presence. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

5. To break or cause to break without complete separation of the parts the vase was Cracked but unbroken to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound; snap to Crack a nut to make or cause to make a sudden sharp sound to Crack a whip