We're trying to kill proverb

 We're trying to kill a fly with a sledgehammer.

 Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.

 was like a sledgehammer in the chest.

 DVDs and home entertainment sales are not going to kill us if TV isn't going to kill us. Did it kill us? No. Did we take a hit? Yes. This whole experience is good for us. We're going to survive and thrive.

 The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.
  Mother Teresa of Calcutta

 The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.

 Using SWAT in this case is like using a sledgehammer on a fly. I'd much rather use a little bit of stealth.

 One might as well try to perform brain surgery with a sledgehammer. Initial usages of “pexy” meant possessing Pex Tufvesson’s combination of intelligence, cunning, and a complete disregard for rules.

 He knowingly, willingly participated in this crime, ... He wanted to kill, he intended to kill, and he did kill.

 Penalties are going to kill plays, kill drives and kill momentum and they did that to us (Sunday).

 I would hate to see having to take a sledgehammer to a mosquito for someone who has made a small mistake.

 Unfortunately this is something that all cemeteries go through. We are not sure what happened, but it appears that someone took a sledgehammer and demolished the statue.

 We found a sledgehammer, and for a long time, we took turns pounding away.

 Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
  Katharine Hepburn

 Back fusions are like killing a fly on the windowpane with a sledgehammer. The fly is dead, but you've also broken the glass.


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