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employs a steam engine to crack a nut

employs a steam engine to crack a nut is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 employs a steam engine to crack a nut

What is employs a steam engine to crack a nut the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Employs a steam engine to crack a nut is the third-person singular simple present indicative of employ a steam engine to crack a nut.

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

  1. employment tribunals
  2. employment-at-will
  3. employmentally challenged
  4. employments
  5. employs
  6. employs a steam engine to crack a nut
  7. employé
  8. employée
  9. employées
  10. employés
  11. emplume

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