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1854 Empire (Sydney) 16 Dec. 5/3 Typhus and cholera..seem to take a malignant delight in striking at the apparently sound and fair—as if they had received the instruction given by the Roman tyrant, when he cut off the heads of the tallest poppies.]

1980 Canberra Times 13 Sept. 42/2 They go into the grand final..with logic suggesting a win to Royals and almost overwhelming support for Wests... Which is a reversal of the role in recent years and probably reflects something of the tall-poppy syndrome.

1983 Austral. Financial Rev. 18 Jan. 11/4 Is this not another example of the great Australian ‘tall poppy syndrome’ at work?.. To suggest that that these elite be punished fiscally for their endeavours is an especially negative approach.

1990 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 170/1 The Tall Poppy Syndrome is as familiar to Australians as the kangaroo.

2003 A. Craig Love in Idleness (2004) ix. 212 You know, it's the worst thing about living in Britain, the tall poppy syndrome they call it. First you get built up, then, when they think you're going to get too big for your boots, they come along and chop you down.