割鶏牛刀
かっけいぎゅうとうkakkeigyuutou
noun
- using a meat ax when a knife would suffice
- taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut
- using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
かっけいぎゅうとうkakkeigyuutou
noun
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences