聪明一世，糊涂一时
书籍：汉英成语词典
更新时间：2018-12-03 22:45:14
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第291页（331字）
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!