畫虎不成反類犬
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to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
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to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- trying to draw a tiger, it ends up looking like a dog
- Meaning
- Imitating something without mastering it and ending up with a clumsy, ridiculous result. Mocking; like 'biting off more than one can chew' in spirit.
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