too clever by half meaning in English
聪明反被聪明误
未免太聪明了， 卖弄小聪明
Examples
- My scheme did not work, it was too clever by half .
我这个点子没有行通，因为它聪明过头了。 - He thought he could get mr . green ' s money in his pocket but he lost all , he was too clever by half
他以为自己能把格林先生的钱据为己有，但却一分也没得到，他可是聪明过头了。