ampua tykillä kärpästä

Finnish

Alternative forms

ampua kärpästä tykillä

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑmpuɑ ˈtykilːæ ˈkærpæstæˣ/, [ˈɑ̝mpuɑ̝ ˈt̪yk̟ilːæ ˈk̟ærpæs̠tæ(ʔ)]

Verb

ampua tykillä kärpästä (literally: "to shoot at a fly with a cannon")

(idiomatic) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut (to use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action)

Conjugation

See ampua; tykillä kärpästä is not inflected.

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