🪰 Fly

"Kill a fly with a cannonball"

Meaning

To use too much force for a small problem.

Flies are small, fast, and easily swatted away, so their idioms describe minor irritations and vulnerability.

Calling a meeting for one missing spoon is killing a fly with a cannonball.

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To use too much force for a small problem.

Many people or things failing, leaving, or becoming sick quickly.

A small problem that spoils an otherwise good situation.

Someone who quietly watches or listens without being noticed.

Very surprised, with eyes wide open.

A small problem that spoils a good situation.