The marathon runner raced ahead in the early stages of the race but he had overplayed his hand and had to drop out exhausted with only three miles to go.这位马拉松赛跑者在比赛的开始阶段跑在前面，但他过高地估计了自己的力量，结果在离终点仅3英里时，跑得筋疲力尽力而不得不退出比赛。
The union is in danger of overplaying its hand in the current dispute.工会在目前纠纷中高估自己实力有失败之虞。
