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藪蛇  [やぶへび]    meaning:  backfire  rank: 4
☆ 取り立てて問題いところを微調整しようとしてやぶ蛇になった ⇨ I tried to fine-tune when there was no immediate problem and it backfired  (☛ The original phrase is 藪をつついて蛇を出す = poke around the bush and drives out a snake. Do something unnecessary, unsolicited and make things worse)