虎落平阳

[成语]
hǔ luò píng yáng

[含义]
平阳：地势平坦明亮的地方。老虎离开深山，落到平地里受困。比喻失势。

[来源]
清·钱彩《说岳全传》第四回：“虎落平川被犬欺。”

[用法]
主谓式；作宾语；常与“被犬欺”连用

[同义词]
孤雁失群、蛟龙失水

[反义词]
放虎归山、蛟龙得水


[英文]
it was as though a tiger left his hills and descended to the plains