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Describing something that begins with great excitement or fanfare but eventually ends in a very disappointing way.
vi Dự án này ban đầu rất rầm rộ nhưng lại kết thúc đầu voi đuôi chuột.
en This project was grand at first but ended up being anticlimactic.
Describing something that is physically broad or large in the front part and becomes very narrow in the back.
vi Chiếc thuyền có hình dáng đầu voi đuôi chuột rất đặc biệt.
en The boat has a very distinctive broad front and narrow back.