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Duplicitous Snake Idioms

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ID: QW0268 Intermediate
We're wrapping up the animal idiom series with a half-dozen idioms related to the snake. Not surprisingly, the majority of these are quite pejorative: excessive, cruel, and greedy are all attributes inspired by the snake. Tune in and enjoy the show!
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Snake.
美国有很多人喜欢把蛇放在脖子上面。
Měiguó yǒu hěn duō rén xǐhuan bǎ shé fàng zài bózi shàngmian 。
There are a lot of people in America who like to hang snakes around their necks.
画蛇添足
huàshétiānzú
Superfluous, unnecessary.
有的人喜欢给小狗穿鞋或者穿衣服,这就是一件很画蛇添足的事情。
yǒude rén xǐhuan gěi xiǎogǒu chuān xié huòzhě chuān yīfu ,zhè jiù shì yī jiàn hěn huàshétiānzú de shìqing 。
The way some people like to make their puppies wear shoes and clothes is really unnecessary and excessive.
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