弄巧成拙

- do a seemingly clever thing which turns out to be a foolish one instead; get into trouble through clever means; In trying to be smart they made themselves look foolish.; make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart; suffer from being too smart; outsmart oneself; overreach oneself; overshoot the mark; trying to be clever but turning out the contrary; try to be clever but end in being a fool [but turn out the contrary]; try to be clever only to end up with making a blunder; turn out to be a clumsy sleight of hand