眼高手生
yǎn​gāo​shǒu​shēng

unrealistic expectations

  • created sense approved 眼高手生 · yǎn​gāo​shǒu​shēng · unrealistic expectations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    眼高 (literal) → 眼高 · yǎn​gāo · to have high insight 手生 (literal) → 手生 · shǒu​shēng · out of practice

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