英雄无用武之地

英雄無用武之地
yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì
  1. a hero with no chance of using his might
  2. to have no opportunity to display one's talents

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to have no opportunity to display one's talents
  2. to have no opportunity to display one's talents

Wiktionary

人虽有才能，却无施展的机会。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 英雄 yīngxióng hero

classifier: 個
2 无用武之地 wúyòngwǔzhīdì there is no place where one's talents can be displayed