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Home / Idiom / 杀鸡焉用牛刀

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut · aquila non capit muscam

杀鸡焉用牛刀
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo
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(idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent大材小用dà cái xiǎo yòngto make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)小题大做xiǎo tí dà zuò
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