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画虎类狗画虎类犬；画虎不成反类犬；画虎不成反类狗；画虎不成huà hǔ lèi gǒutry to draw a tiger and end up with the likeness of a dog—attempt sth over-ambitious and end in failure; fail to achieve what one set out to do
❍ 算了吧！ 你这叫～。That’s enough! You’re attempting something too ambitious and will end in failure.
❍ 他的儿子也真不争气，终于～，被踢出官场。His son,having let him down,finally failed to achieve what he had set out to do,and was kicked out of official circles.
❍ 你们步侵略者的后尘，不可一世，但却～，真叫人笑掉大牙。You follow in the aggressors’footsteps,and are insufferably arrogant,but you’ve made a poor imitation so you are ridiculous enough to make people laugh their heads off. 画虎类狗huà hǔ lèi ɡǒu类：似、像。水平不够，却要画猛虎，结果画成了狗的样子。比喻模仿力极差，好高鹜远，从事非力所能及的事情，终无成就，反而被人作为笑柄。make a poor imitation, attempt sth. over-ambitious and end in failure |