汉英词典
MEANING OF 虎头蛇尾
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
The head is as big as a tiger, and the tail is as thin as a snake / At the beginning of the metaphor, the momentum was great, but later it was very weak, with a beginning and no end
头大如虎,尾细如蛇。比喻开始时声势很大,到后来劲头很小,有始无终。
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