cut down the tall poppy (English, verb)
expansion: cut down the tall poppy (third-person singular simple present cuts down the tall poppy, present participle cutting down the tall poppy, simple past and past participle cut down the tall poppy)
Senses:
glosses: To belittle or undermine someone who is perceived as superior or more successful and accomplished.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: cuts down the tall poppy
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting down the tall poppy
tags: participle
present
form: cut down the tall poppy
tags: participle
past
form: cut down the tall poppy
tags: past