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蚍蜉撼树
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an ant trying to shake a giant tree;ridiculously overrating oneself;
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自不量力
do sth. beyond one's ability;be unware of one's own limitation;go beyond one's depth;lack of self-knowledge ;
不自量力
over-confident; bite off more than one can chew;
以卵击石
throw an egg against a rock -- court defeat by fighting against overwhelming odds;(It's like) an egg dashing itself against a rock.;(like) an egg trying to crush [collide with] a stone;court one's own ruin;kick against the pricks ;
螳臂挡车
kick against the pricks ;
螳臂当车
a mantis trying to stop [obstruct] a chariot;a mantis raises its forelegs, trying to stop an oncoming car.;an ambitious attempt without a sense of one's pitiable limitation;an overestimation of one's ability, resulting in failure ;
力不从心
One's strength does not match one's ambitions.;ability falling short of one's wishes;ability not equal to one's ambition;be unable to do as well as one would wish ;
泰山压卵
A great power crushes the weak -- the result is certain. ;
力所不及
beyond one's strength [ability];be beyond [out of] one's depth;be beyond [out of] one's power;put a quart in pint pot;above sb.'s bend ;
量力而行
act according to one's ability [capability];act after [under] calculating one's resources;do as much as one's resources, strength, etc. permit;do what is possible ;
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