画蛇添足

huàshétiānzú

HSK 7

画蛇添足 — huàshétiānzú

1. literally “to draw legs on a snake”; to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous; to overdo it

   他在报告里画蛇添足，加了很多无关的细节，反而让人困惑。 tā zài bàogào lǐ huàshétiānzú jiā le hěnduō wúguān de xìjié fǎnér ràng rén kùnhuò — He added unnecessary details to the report and ended up confusing people.