용두사미

yongdusami
Noun

Definitions

anticlimax
An expression that it seems grand and great at the beginning, but as it approaches the end, its momentum gradually diminishes.
시작할 때는 거창하고 대단해 보이지만 끝으로 갈수록 점점 기세가 줄어드는 일이나 상황.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.