Australian idioms. 2014.
tall poppy — /tɔl ˈpɒpi/ (say tawl popee) noun (plural tall poppies) someone who is pre eminent in a particular field; a person with outstanding ability, wealth, or status: *Sir Gustav, the Australian of the Year, said Australians had a tendency to cut down… …
Tall poppy syndrome — (TPS) is a pejorative term used in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to describe what is seen as a leveling social attitude. Someone is said to be a target of tall poppy syndrome when his or her assumption of a higher economic … Wikipedia
tall poppy syndrome — noun (Aust informal) The tendency or desire to cut any successful or prominent person down to size • • • Main Entry: ↑tall * * * ˌtall ˈpoppy syndrome 7 [tall poppy syndrome] noun … Useful english dictionary
tall poppy syndrome — tall poppy ,syndrome noun uncount AUSTRALIAN in Australia, the tendency to criticize other Australians who have become successful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tall poppy syndrome — noun a desire to diminish in stature those people who have attained excellence: *While the tall poppy syndrome continues to reign in Australia, players like Norman will take a hammering from those who choose to dig out the worst when an athlete… …
tall poppy — noun A conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility … Wiktionary
tall poppy syndrome — noun The tendency to disparage conspicuously successful people … Wiktionary
Tall poppy syndrome — the tendency to criticize successful people … Dictionary of Australian slang
tall poppy syndrome — Australian Slang the tendency to criticize successful people … English dialects glossary
tall poppy syndrome — noun informal a perceived tendency to discredit or disparage those who have achieved wealth or public prominence … English new terms dictionary
