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tall poppy
noun
an eminent, wealthy or successful person when viewed as needing deflation AUSTRALIA, 1902- Cutting down the tall poppies is a particularly Australian expression – you rarely hear it in England or America. — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 79, 1984
- I’d like to see a bomb go off in Parliament; I’d like to see a bullet hit a millionaire in the head. Lop a tall fucking poppy. — Peter Corris, Pokerface, p. 60, 1985
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