overkill
n[U]
(usu fig 通常作比喻) much greater amount than is needed to defeat sb/sth or achieve sth (为战胜某人[某事物]或达到某目的之)过火行动
It was surely overkill to screen three interviews on the same subject in one evening. 一晚放映三个同一主题的访问记实, 真是小题大做.
🗣️ 情景例句
Thanks ... for what?
谢什么?
Friends are like fiddle-strings,they must not be screwed too tight.
朋友有如琴弦,不能上的太紧。
We're sorry, but we 've had a slight price increase here.