虎头蛇尾的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
tiger/head/snake/tail
The head is as big as the tiger's and the tail is as thin as the snake's.

[解释]
开始时声势很大，到后来却变得很小。

[Explanation]
a fine start but a poor finish

[例子]
无论做什么事都不要虎头蛇尾，一定要有一个完美的结果。

[Example]
We should not make a fine start but a poor end no matter what we do. We must have a good end.

[英文等价词]
In like a lion, out like a lamb.

参考例句：
  • A flash in the pan
    虎头蛇尾
  • Start off with a Bang and end with a whimper
    虎头蛇尾
  • I've asked you to do this for me because I know you're not a quitter.
    我要求你为我做这件事,因为我知道你做事不虎头蛇尾。
  • The mountain has Brought forth a mouse
    虎头蛇尾
  • The story begins dramatically but the plot peters out before the end.
    这故事有些虎头蛇尾.
  • Whatever we do, we must see things through from beginning to end, and must not do things by halves.
    我们做任何事情都要善始善终，不要虎头蛇尾。
  • I must postpone the reply for one moment, or we shall have an anti-climax
    我必须推迟片刻，暂不作答，否则我们将虎头蛇尾了。
  • He is of a variable mood; he never finishes what he starts.
    他这个人朝三暮四，做起事来总是虎头蛇尾。

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