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Meaning of 聪明反被聪明误

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cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng (Trad.: 聰明反被聰明誤)
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
Example Sentences
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He has outsmarted himself this time.
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Genius often betrays itself into great errors.
3
But the Minoans sometimes were too clever for their own good.
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He thought he could get Mr. Green's money in his pocket but he lost all, he was too clever by half.
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We have become so smart about self-protection that, in the end, we all outsmarted ourselves.