遗笑大方 | make a fool of oneself before experts

yí遗xiào笑dà大fāng方

To make a fool of oneself in front of experts or those in the know; to be ridiculed by professionals for one's amateurishness.

他这次的报告，细节不够严谨，恐怕会遗笑大方

His report this time was not rigorous enough in its details; he might make a fool of himself before experts.

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