Dec 22, 2011 · Is there a difference between a sledge, a sleigh and a sled? Dictionary definitions suggest they are synonymous, but it certainly sounds wrong to refer to Santa Claus on a sledge.

someone wrote here in a comment: "Using a sledgehammer to miss flies" , but I don't know if this is a frequently used phrase.

Nov 23, 2015 · I found "A sledgehammer to crack a nut" as one example. What are some others?

Jan 30, 2015 · Sledding requires a sled (or as some responders have called it, a sledge. I think "sledge" is British; I know Americans call it a sled.) I went sledding as a kid, in western Washington state. …

Apr 29, 2011 · What is the difference between "Bobsled" and "Bobsleigh"? Can they be used interchangeably? Which one is used more widely?

May 17, 2013 · Originally, the proverbial bag of hammers was noisy (and by implication, unsubtle)... They would come down on her with the celerity of a bag of hammers (1913) (where celerity = speed, …

Nov 5, 2020 · According to a Reddit post A square.. hence shape of L7 {} the origin is that the two adjacent characters L7 looks kind of like a square. It doesn't look very square when the riser of 7 is …

Feb 23, 2012 · Possible Duplicate: Are there any words I can use to disambiguate “biweekly”? Is there a term two designate a frequency of "every two weeks", like …

Apr 21, 2011 · Apart from a single occurrence in 1953 (see Colin’s answer), Google ngram sees it picking up from 1970, after sporadic use in the 60’s. I don't know anything about where it comes …

Nov 8, 2012 · ODO's entry for slide defines "let something slide" as: negligently allow something to deteriorate: Papa had let the business slide after Mama’s death Therefore, the connotation is quite …