聪明一世，糊涂一时
指聪明的人也会一时糊涂而犯错，例这次精明能干的老陈当场出丑，可说聪明一世，糊涂一时，难怪他懊丧不已。 To think that before everyone，the normally clever and capable Mr．Chen made an utter fool of himself．He had been，as the quotation goes"Wise for a life time but foolish at a critical time．"Is it any wonder he is feeling so dejected! |