carpet tack
Americannoun
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To drive that point home, they continue: “The governors’ action is like driving a carpet tack with a sledgehammer: it gets the job done but overall is more destructive than beneficial.”
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2014
The governors’ action is like driving a carpet tack with a sledgehammer: it gets the job done but overall is more destructive than beneficial.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2014
Foundation officials chose a brilliant red background to match original fibers that were recently found, clinging to a carpet tack, hidden beneath a remodeled threshold in the Dining Room.
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2014
“The governors’ action is like driving a carpet tack with a sledgehammer: it gets the job done but overall is more destructive than beneficial,” the editors wrote.
From Washington Post
I don't know when I ever saw a chap so anxious to melt right down into a corner and be mistaken for a carpet tack.
From At Good Old Siwash by Fitch, George
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