To overestimate one's own capabilities and attempt something far beyond one's power, thus inviting failure; a futile or foolhardy attempt.
他竟然想凭一己之力搬动这块巨石，简直是螳螂奋臂，注定失败。
He actually tried to move this huge rock by himself; it was like a mantis raising its arms, doomed to fail.
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