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use a sledgehammer to crack a nut; try one's hand at; display only a small part of one's talent

xiǎo shì niú dāo

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sluse a sledgehammer to crack a nut; try one's hand at; display only a small part of one's talent
- zhè jǐn jǐn shì zuò zhě xiǎo shì niú dāo de qǐ diǎn ér yǐ
  这仅仅是作者小试牛刀的起点而已。
  This is just the starting point of the author's experiment.
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zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo崭露头角 chū lù fēng máng初露锋芒 niú dāo xiǎo shì牛刀小试

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