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手早く済ませられるはずの作業を、彼はわざわざ蒸気機関を使ってくるみを割るような大げさな方法で行い、10分で終わる雑用をとんでもなく手間のかかる見世物にしてしまった。

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When a quick fix would have sufficed, he chose to employ a steam engine to crack a nut, turning a ten-minute chore into an absurdly elaborate production.

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When a quick fix would have sufficed, he chose to employ a steam engine to crack a nut, turning a ten-minute chore into an absurdly elaborate production.

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employ a steam engine to crack a nut

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単純な作業を過剰に複雑な方法で行うこと。 / 些細な作業を大袈裟な手法で処理すること。 / 簡単な作業に対して、過度に手の込んだ方法を用いること。
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手早く済ませられるはずの作業を、彼はわざわざ蒸気機関を使ってくるみを割るような大げさな方法で行い、10分で終わる雑用をとんでもなく手間のかかる見世物にしてしまった。

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