节外生枝亦作“节上生枝”。[查看详情]

徒劳无功徒劳的尝试或无用的姿态。例他们的种种失败徒劳无功，简直像花儿和昆虫适合于共生一样惊人。英futility; make a futile effort; flog a dead horse; mount on a dead horse; shoe a goose; work to no avail;徒劳无成效的努力；常指空跑一趟而未遇见想要找的人。英wa[查看详情]

竖子成名《晋书阮籍传》：“﹝阮籍﹞尝登广武，观楚汉战处，叹曰：‘时无英雄使竖子成名。’”后指无能者侥幸得以成名。[查看详情]

多此一举无为的举动徒劳无功的行为。例如果荪甫没有放弃成见的意思那也不必多此一举了。——茅盾《子夜》英make an unnecessary move; superfluous action; greese the fat pig;[查看详情]

画蛇著足[查看详情]

适得其反适：恰恰。恰恰得到相反的结果。英run counter to one’s desire; the result is just the contrary; accomplish the very opposite;[查看详情]

弄巧成拙本想取巧结果反把事情办糟了。例弄巧成拙画蛇添足。英outsmart oneself; suffer from being too smart; try to be clever only to end in blunder;[查看详情]

屋上架屋同“屋下架屋”。亦作：屋上起屋。[查看详情]

冠上加冠犹言画蛇添足。[查看详情]