画竜点睛を欠く、画龍点睛を欠く
がりょうてんせいをかく
garyoutenseiwokaku
JMdict entry #2852003
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expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'ku' ending
idiomatic expression
to be incomplete; to feel incomplete; to lack the finishing touch
see: 画竜点睛・がりょうてんせい
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
saigo no tsume wo okotaxtsu ta bakari ni 、 garyou tensei wo kaku hame ni naxtsu te shimaxtsu ta ne 。
You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.