買い被る
かいかぶる
Verb, Transitive
1.
to overestimate (someone), to overrate, to think too highly of, to make too much of, to give (someone) too much credit
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期待が大きすぎると、相手を買いかぶってしまい、失望することもある。
If expectations are too high, you might overestimate the other person and end up disappointed.
彼は自分自身を買いかぶる傾向があり、それが失敗の原因となることもあった。
He tended to overestimate himself, which sometimes led to failure.
彼の評判を聞いて買いかぶっていたが、実際に会ってみるとごく普通の人物だった。
I had overestimated him based on his reputation, but when I actually met him, he was just an ordinary person.
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