聪明反被聪明误

◎讽刺一个人工于心计，结果反倒害了自己。

英文cleverness may overreach itself; clever people may be dupes of their own cleverness; clever people may pay a high price for being too clever;

◎（谚语）​自恃聪明，却反而误了自己。

例证《通俗常言疏证 · 智愚 · 聪明反被聪明误》引《通俗编 · 俚语集对》：“聪明反被聪明误，恶强自有恶强磨。”