[眼高手低, yǎn gāo shǒu dī, ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ]grandiose aims but modest ability (成语 saw); to have high standards while unable to live up to them; ambitious but incompetent#55225[Add to Longdo]
[名不副实 / 名不副實, míng bù fù shí, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ]the name does not reflect the reality (成语 saw); more in name than in fact; Reality does not live up to the name.; Excellent theory, but the practise does not bear it out.#56241[Add to Longdo]
[こたえる, kotaeru](v1, vi) (1) to respond; to live up to; to reward; (2) (sometimes 堪える) to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain; (P)#19456[Add to Longdo]