蚂蚁缘槐

指自以为了不起。据《南柯太守传》载：淳于棼(fén)喝醉酒后，梦见自己做了大槐安国南柯郡的太守，醒来一看，南柯郡原来是槐树南枝的一个小蚂蚁洞。

蚂蚁缘槐ma yi yuan huai

ants on the locust tree—low people inflated with pride

蚂蚁缘槐

ants on the locust tree
～夸大国，蚍蜉撼树谈何易。(毛泽东词《和郭沫若同志》)Ants on the locust tree assume of great-uation swagger. And mayflies lightly plot to topple the giant tree. (Mao Zedong’s poem Reply to Comrade Guo Moruo)

蚂蚁缘槐mǎ yǐ yuán huái

缘：顺着；槐：槐树。蚂蚁顺着槐树上上下下地爬，比喻自以为了不起。Ants climb up and down the locust, meaning self-conceited people, little people inflated with pride

蚂蚁缘槐mǎ yǐ yuán huái

【解义】缘：沿着，顺着。蚂蚁在槐树下爬来爬去。比喻反动势力本来很渺小，却自以为强大，不自量力。
【用法】多用于书面语。含贬义。
【例句】～夸大国，蚍蜉撼树谈何易。
【近义】自命不凡
【反义】自惭形秽

蚂蚁缘槐ma yi yuan huai

缘：沿着。蚂蚁在槐树上爬来爬去。比喻小人物或恶势力自以为强大，不自量力。
【近】夜郎自大自视甚高

蚂蚁缘槐mǎ yǐ yuán huái

缘：向上爬。形容力量甚微却自以为了不起。比喻不自量力。毛泽东《满江红·和郭沫若同志》词：“蚂蚁缘槐夸大国，蚍蜉撼树谈何易。”