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employed a steam engine to crack a nut

employed a steam engine to crack a nut is the simple past and past participle of employ a steam engine to crack a nut.

Meaning of employ a steam engine to crack a nut

Verb

employ a steam engine to crack a nut (third-person singular simple present employs a steam engine to crack a nut, present participle employing a steam engine to crack a nut, simple past and past participle employed a steam engine to crack a nut)

  1. (idiomatic, rare) To carry out a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.

Questions about employed a steam engine to crack a nut

What is employed a steam engine to crack a nut the simple past and past participle of?
Employed a steam engine to crack a nut is the simple past and past participle of employ a steam engine to crack a nut.

Words near employed a steam engine to crack a nut in the dictionary

  1. employability
  2. employable
  3. employables
  4. employe
  5. employed
  6. employed a steam engine to crack a nut
  7. employee
  8. employee benefit
  9. employee benefits
  10. employee handbook
  11. employee handbooks

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