[心有余而力不足 / 心有餘而力不足, xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ]The will is there, but not the strength (成语 saw, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.#48642[Add to Longdo]
[评头论足 / 評頭論足, píng tóu lùn zú, ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ]lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (成语 saw); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nit-picking; over-critical#60441[Add to Longdo]
[画蛇添足 / 畫蛇添足, huà shé tiān zú, ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ]lit. draw legs on a snake (成语 saw); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it#60799[Add to Longdo]
[情同手足, qíng tóng shǒu zú, ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ]as close as one's hands and feet (成语 saw); loving one another as brothers; deep friendship; closely attached to one another#71643[Add to Longdo]
[品头论足 / 品頭論足, pǐn tóu lùn zú, ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ]lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (成语 saw); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nit-picking; over-critical#75001[Add to Longdo]
[削足适履 / 削足適履, xuē zú shì lǚ, ㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ]to cut the feet to fit the shoes (成语 saw); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution#98036[Add to Longdo]
[比上不足比下有余 / 比上不足比下有餘, bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú, ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ]fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster#118610[Add to Longdo]
[あしあと(P);そくせき(足跡), ashiato (P); sokuseki ( sokuseki )](n) (1) footprints; (2) { comp } record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites); (P)#13246[Add to Longdo]
[カマアシムシもく(カマアシムシ目);かまあしむしもく(鎌足虫目), kamaashimushi moku ( kamaashimushi me ); kamaashimushimoku ( kama ashi mushi me )](n) Protura (order of wingless insects)[Add to Longdo]
[タコあしはいせん(タコ足配線);たこあしはいせん(蛸足配線), tako ashihaisen ( tako ashi haisen ); takoashihaisen ( tako ashi haisen )](n) overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"[Add to Longdo]
[いしょくたりてれいせつをしる, ishokutaritereisetsuwoshiru](exp) the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite[Add to Longdo]