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画

蛇

添

足

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)

fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous

to overdo it

计划已经很完美了，不要画蛇添足。

The plan is already perfect; there's no need to overcomplicate it.

他喜欢画蛇添足，总是做一些多余的事情。

He likes to complicate things by adding unnecessary details.

这个方案已经足够好了，不必画蛇添足。

This plan is already good enough; there's no need to add unnecessary details.

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