| 单词 | tall poppy |
| 释义 | > as lemmastall poppy tall poppy n. see poppy n. tall poppy tall poppy n. [see note at poppy n. 5] chiefly Australian a prominent or conspicuously successful person or thing, frequently with implication of attracting hostility from envious detractors.In quot. tall adj. and adv. as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1858 Times 14 Sept. 10/2 It was not the intent of their Legislature merely to cut down every tall poppy, but to reduce every flower in the garden to the same proportions. 1902 H. L. Nielsen Voice of People 8 The ‘tall poppies’ were the ones it was desired to retrench, but fear was expressed that as usual, retrenchment might begin at the bottom of the ladder, and hardly touch those at the top at all. 1975 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Apr. 6 Labor is obsessed with the ‘tall poppies’, and seems determined to pull them down. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 60 In an era not exactly renowned for its shrinking violets, Elbert Hubbard was a tall poppy. < as lemmas |
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