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.

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

someone wrote here in a comment: "Using a sledgehammer to miss flies" , but I don't know if this is a frequently used phrase.

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 …

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 …

Nov 18, 2018 · Which of the above is correct or are they both correct? You are LEGEND my friend. You are 'a' LEGEND my friend. He is legend. He is 'a' legend.

May 9, 2017 · The peasant who sets out for that purpose [to collect fuel] of a winter's morning from his house in the valley, begins by ascending some neighboring mountain, and having …

Nov 8, 2012 · ODO's entry for slide defines "let something slide" as: negligently allow something to deteriorate: Papa had let the business slide after Mama’s death Therefore, the connotation …

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 idiom Hundred blows of goldsmith is comparable to one blow of iron-smith comes from a hindi idiom "Sau sunar ki, ek lohar ki". Literal meaning is One powerful blow is comparable to a …