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Idioms and proverbs / Level 3 / Four-character idiom
有名無実
ゆうめいむじつ
yūmeimujitsu
Famous in name only.
有名無実の制度になっている。
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本末転倒
ほんまつてんとう
Putting the cart before the horse.
一朝一夕
いっちょういっせき
In a single morning or evening — overnight.
換骨奪胎
かんこつだったい
Recasting another's work into something of one's own.
捲土重来
けんどちょうらい
Coming back stronger after a defeat.
傍若無人
ぼうじゃくぶじん
Behaving as if no one else were there.
初志貫徹
しょしかんてつ
Seeing one's original resolve through.