Gāng dé le diǎn chéngjī jiù qiàowěiba, zǎowǎn huì zāi gēntou.
Getting a little success and already strutting around - he'll trip himself up sooner or later.
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Picture a proud rooster or a cocky dog strutting around with its tail held high. The image of a raised tail as a sign of arrogance is the same in Chinese as in English metaphors of strutting animals.
