A powerful outsider, no matter how formidable, is no match for a local strongman or entrenched power on their home ground.
这家新开的连锁店虽然资金雄厚，但在某个小镇上，最终还是没能完全取代那家经营多年的老店，真是应了那句“恶龙不斗地头蛇”啊。
Even though the newly opened chain store had strong financial backing, it ultimately couldn't completely replace the old shop that had been running for years in that small town. It truly embodies the saying, "a powerful outsider is no match for a local strongman on their home ground."
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