English translation for "弄巧成拙"

[ nòngqiǎochéngzhuó, nòngqiǎochéngzhuō ] 
do a seemingly clever thing which turns out to be a foolish one instead; get into trouble through clever means; in trying to be smart they made themselves look foolish.; make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart; suffer from being too smart; outsmart oneself; overreach oneself; overshoot the mark; trying to be clever but turning out the contrary; try to be clever but end in being a fool [but turn out the contrary]; try to be clever only to end up with making a blunder; turn out to be a clumsy sleight of hand

Related Translations:

弄巧成拙的:  self-defeating

Example Sentences:

	1.	A great thing has happened in our favor. nobody must spoil it . 既然出了件对我们有利的大事，不要弄巧成拙。
	2.	This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand . 这次他们的手法太露骨，结果是弄巧成拙。
	3.	Besides , american policy can seem self - defeating 此外，美国的政策似乎也弄巧成拙。
	4.	This is unfortunately rather self - defeating 不幸的是，这有点儿弄巧成拙。
	5.	The very concept is self - defeating 正是这种观念让事情弄巧成拙了。
	6.	So i could give kate a good life , then it backfired 可以给凯特一个美好的生活但反而弄巧成拙
	7.	In 2004 , though , the bush administration overreached itself 然而， 2004年，布什政府弄巧成拙了。
	8.	Not knowing his own strength , he always does more wrong than right 因为自不量力，他总是弄巧成拙。
	9.	Telling the interviewer more than he needs to know could be a fatal mistake 告诉面试官太多有时可能会弄巧成拙。
	10.	A policy locking people into jobs that could be better done elsewhere is self - defeating 一项工作，其他地方可能做得更好，却被牢牢的抓在自己人手上，这种政策肯定会弄巧成拙。

Similar Words：

"弄破，打碎；拆散；终止" English translation, "弄齐全" English translation, "弄乾" English translation, "弄乾净" English translation, "弄巧" English translation, "弄巧成拙, 偷鸡不成蚀把米" English translation, "弄巧成拙；适得其反" English translation, "弄巧成拙的" English translation, "弄清" English translation, "弄清，认" English translation