1. overreach oneself : 弄巧成拙, 由于雄心过大而失败；
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不及物动词
1. 令（自己）不自量力；使（自己）因目标过高而失败
If you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to.
1. beat through cleverness and wit
e.g. I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
Synonym: outwitoutsmartoutfoxbeatcircumvent
2. fail by aiming too high or trying too hard