Overqualified and overused refers to the allocation of overqualified and overused, which means improper use. To make a metaphor, people with high talents are relegated to low positions and cannot give full play to their intelligence; It also refers to improper personnel arrangement, which leads to waste and waste. Generally used as object and attribute in sentences.
Overqualified is an idiom. The origin of the idiom comes from the Song Dynasty's Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "This statement is overqualified and inappropriate." ? Later generations derived the idiom "overqualified" from this allusion.
Discrimination of idioms: "overqualified" and "pearls beat sparrows" have similar meanings, both of which mean waste caused by improper use. The difference is that "overqualified" is often used to refer to the waste of talents; "Pearl playing sparrow" is mostly used for the waste of utensils.
Idiom implication
The story of overqualified reflects that some intellectuals in ancient feudal society could not serve the country, and also reflects that the rulers at that time lacked insight into people. Someone has become a talent, and his ideal has become a poem; Someone has failed, and his ideal is still a dream. Some people should have become talents, but they are mediocre and unhappy all their lives; Some people should have become talents early, but in the end they are "late bloomers".
Idioms tell people that improper use of talents is a personal misfortune and a social loss. Not only are talents buried, but society is also difficult to develop better.