"jít s kanónem na vrabce" meaning in Czech

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          "ref": "2017, Leoš Landa, Psychofarmakoterapie: stručně, jasně, přehledně, Praha: Grada Publishing, translation of Psychopharmakotherapie griffbereit by Jan Dreher, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Benzodiazepiny mají sice ve vyšších dávkách ten samý účinek, nejsou však tím nejjemnějším prostředkem pro zklidnění. […] Používat tuto třídu látek k sedaci je s ohledem na závislostní potenciál, do určité míry jako „jít s kanónem na vrabce“.",
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        "(idiomatic) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut"
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      "ipa": "[jiːt s kanoːnɛm na vrapt͡sɛ]"
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  "word": "jít s kanónem na vrabce"
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          "text": "Benzodiazepiny mají sice ve vyšších dávkách ten samý účinek, nejsou však tím nejjemnějším prostředkem pro zklidnění. […] Používat tuto třídu látek k sedaci je s ohledem na závislostní potenciál, do určité míry jako „jít s kanónem na vrabce“.",
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