| 单词 | tall poppy |
| 释义 | tall poppy[ tawl-pop-ee ] / ˈtɔl ˈpɒp i / noun Chiefly Australian, New Zealand Informala person of great success, talent, or status: They are the best and the brightest, our very own tall poppies. See also tall poppy syndrome. Origin of tall poppyFirst recorded in 1980–85; from an anecdote about Thrasybulus, tyrant of Miletus, 7th century b.c., related in Herodotus Words nearby tall poppytall order, tallow, tallow tree, tallow wood, tallowy, tall poppy, tall poppy syndrome, tall ship, tall tale, Tallulah, tally Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tall poppytall poppy nounAustralian informal a person who has a high salary or is otherwise prominent Word Origin for tall poppyperhaps from Tarquin's decapitation of the tallest poppies in his garden, to indicate the fate of the most prominent citizens of Gabii Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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