"use a sledgehammer to crack a nut" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
為瞭解決小問題而動用大量力量、資源或複雜手段；小題大做。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
主要用於指出別人小題大做，處理簡單問題採取過頭方法。屬於口語用語，多用於批評或提醒。
Examples
If you call the police because your neighbor's music is too loud, you use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
如果你因為鄰居音樂太大聲就報警，那就是**大材小用**。
Installing a full security system for a bicycle is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
給自行車裝完整的安保系統就是**殺雞用牛刀**。
Writing a 10-page report for a simple meeting is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
為一次普通會議寫10頁報告是**大材小用**。
I think buying a new laptop just to check emails is really using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
我覺得僅僅為了查郵件就買新電腦，真是**大材小用**。
Don't you think hiring a whole team for this tiny task is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
你不覺得為這個小任務僱一整個團隊簡直是**殺雞用牛刀**嗎？
They built a massive database just for a few customer numbers—talk about using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!
他們為了幾個客戶編號建了個龐大的資料庫，這就是典型的**大材小用**！