Dec 22, 2011 · Is there a difference between a sledge, a sleigh and a sled? Dictionary definitions suggest they are synonymous, but it certainly sounds wrong to refer to Santa Claus on a sledge.

Apr 12, 2019 · Is the phrase "swatting flies with a sledge hammer" a proper way to say that something is a litle bit too complicated?

Nov 23, 2015 · I found "A sledgehammer to crack a nut" as one example. What are some others?

Actually the idiom goes, "to break a (butter)fly on the wheel ". The wheel in question being a torture device, for humans rather than flies. From Wikipedia: The breaking wheel, also known …

Jan 16, 2013 · In Russian we have idiom/saying "To shoot out of cannon into sparrows" (literal translation) which is used to convey an idea of applying too drastic measures to small …

Jan 30, 2015 · Sledding requires a sled (or as some responders have called it, a sledge. I think "sledge" is British; I know Americans call it a sled.) I went sledding as a kid, in western …

Mar 14, 2012 · Where does the expression "rings a bell" come from? e.g. Bob: Have we met before? Geoff: Well, your face rings a bell.

To let something slide can be both pejorative and easy going. The example of "Papa had let the business slide after Mama's death" could be construed as an example of sloth (therefore bad) …

Jun 21, 2012 · I can't answer how, but I can say when. According to the OED: say when, colloq. formula used by a person pouring out drink for another, to ask him to say when he shall stop; …

The prefect of police, Colonel Dvorjetsky, who followed behind in a sledge, leaped out and seized the assassin, who drew and fired a revolver. The Emperor [Alexander II] stepped down from …