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眼高手生
yǎn​gāo​shǒu​shēng

unrealistic expectations

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眼高手生 yǎn​gāo​shǒu​shēng
unrealistic expectations
to have high standards or expectations but lack the skill to achieve them; variant form of a common idiom meaning having grand aims but poor execution

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  • 眼高手低 yǎn​gāo​shǒu​dī