汉英词典
MEANING OF 画蛇添足 hsk 6
画蛇添足
(畫蛇添足)
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
Add feet to snakes when drawing snakes / The metaphor does unnecessary things, not only is it useless, but inappropriate
画蛇时给蛇添上脚。比喻做了多余的事，非但无益，反而不合适。也比喻虚构事实，无中生有。
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