LAS LENGUAS INGLESA Y ESPAÑOLA de Delfín Carbonell

  HAMMER A sledgehammer to crack a nut Matar moscas (pulgas) a cañonazos (balazos) He owes you ten dollars only, and to threaten him with a criminal lawsuit is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut Te debe diez dólares, y amenazarle con una querella criminal es como matar moscas a cañonazos — “… humans are much better at wielding a sledge hammer to crack a nut open.” New York Times, 2012. (COCA). US. Between the hammer and the anvil Entre la espada y la pared I was between the hammer and the anvil, either lie to my mother or to my girlfriend Estaba entre la espada y la pared, mentir a mi madre o a mi novia — “And, realizing how he stood between the hammer and anvil of inner and outer fears, he went to find Kettle…” R. V. Cassill, Eagle on the Coin , 1950. US. Hammer and tongs Con ahínco (rabia), con todas las fuerzas de uno I have been working on this project hammer and tongs for five months He estado trabajando en este projecto con ahínco durante cinco mese...