Use a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut — VOA Learning English
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There are many kinds of nuts. There are walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, and pistachios – just to name a few.
Nuts are good for you. And they come in their own very hard shell. So, let’s say you want to eat a walnut but do not have a nutcracker. (A "nutcracker" is a tool to open, or crack, the hard shell of a nut.)
Without a nutcracker, you might try to open it with something like a hammer or even a sledgehammer.
We use a hammer in building jobs to attach pieces of wood with nails. And we use a sledgehammer to break up rocks, tear down walls, or destroy things. A sledgehammer is so big and heavy that most people need to use both…
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