matar moscas a cañonazos

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, kill flies with cannon-fire.

Verb[edit]

matar moscas a cañonazos (first-person singular present mato moscas a cañonazos, first-person singular preterite maté moscas a cañonazos, past participle matado moscas a cañonazos)

  1. (idiomatic) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut