画虎类犬

画虎类犬
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to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

    • He tried to paint a tiger but ended up drawing a dog, and ultimately accomplished nothing.

  2. verb

    to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

    • He wanted to draw a tiger but ended up drawing a dog, and as a result accomplished nothing.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.

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