◎ 螳臂当车 tángbì-dāngchē[overrate oneself as a mantis trying to stop a chariot;kick against the pricks;throw straws against the wind] 螳螂奋举腿臂以阻挡车轮。比喻自不量力,招致失败 -----------------国语辞典：螳螂举起双臂，想要阻挡车子。语本《庄子．人间世》：「汝不知夫螳螂乎？怒其臂以当车辙，不知其不胜任也。」比喻不自量力。明．无名氏《四贤记．第一一出》：「劝恩台装聋做哑，休得要螳臂当车。」《荡寇志．第四二回》：「正是泰山压卵，不须辗转之劳，螳臂当车，岂有完整之理？」也作「螳臂挡车」、「螳臂当辕」。近以卵击石反泰山压卵