[つのをためてうしをころす, tsunowotameteushiwokorosu](exp, v5s) to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point[Add to Longdo]
[かっけいぎゅうとう, kakkeigyuutou](n) 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[Add to Longdo]
[かんろくぶそく, kanrokubusoku](n, adj-na, adj-no) lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)[Add to Longdo]