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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 割鶏牛刀
 かっけいぎゅうとう
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 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