Usually means: Excessive force for simple task.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (use a sledgehammer to crack a nut)

verb:  (intransitive, Australia, British, New Zealand, idiomatic, informal) To use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously.

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