割鶏牛刀 kakkeigyūtō
1. 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
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1. Not a cleaver for chickens and cows.; Not the right tool.
1. Was a dull knife for carving chickens and beef.
1. Cutting chicken and cow knife; For cutting chickens and cows
1. It is not a halberd.; It is not a sword for butchering chickens and cows.
1. It's not using a cleaver to kill a chicken.
1. It is not a cleaver for chickens and cows.
1. Wasn't a dull blade.; Wasn't using a butter knife.
1. Probably a clumsy/inefficient approach.; Likely overkill.
1. Was not a cleaver for chickens and cows.; Was not a suitable tool.
1. Wasn't a chicken/bird/small animal/weakling.; Wasn't a cutting-edge/powerful tool.
1. Probably overkill.
1. Was not a cleaver for cutting chickens and cows.; Was not a cleaver suitable for chickens and cows.
1. If [it] were a whetstone for slaughtering chickens and oxen…; If [it] were like a knife for slaughtering chickens and oxen…
1. If [one] were to slaughter a chicken with an ox-cleaver; If [it] were a chicken-slaughtering ox-cleaver
1. If (one) were to slaughter a chicken with an ox-cleaver; If (it) were a chicken-slaughtering ox-cleaver