- 頭でっかち
- あたまでっかち【頭でっかち】¶ → 頭でっかちの* * *あたまでっかち【頭でっかち】~の 〔頭部が大きい〕 top-heavy; 〔理屈ばかりで行動が伴わない〕 overtheoretical.
●頭でっかちの人 somebody with a large head; 〔理屈ばかりで行動が伴わない人〕 an overly-theoretical person
・頭でっかちの花瓶 a top-heavy vase.
●頭でっかち尻つぼみ start off well then tail off
・あいつのすることはいつも頭でっかち尻つぼみだ. He always starts things in a big way but never keeps it up for long. | Whenever he does anything it starts with a bang and ends with a whimper.
●この花瓶は頭でっかちで安定が悪い. This vase is top-heavy and unstable.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.