Expressions (A–Z)
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Don't kill a mosquito with a cannon
Take strong or arbitrary measures against a minor matter.
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The fear of the mosquito over the elephant, the fear of the swallow over the eagle
See: 'Like the fear of a mosquito over the elephant.'
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Titus's mosquito/ a flea in one's ear/a bee in one's bonnet/"the gnat of Titus"
Figuratively: an obsessive, troubling, and irritating thought (from the story ab...
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