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cuts down the tall poppy

cuts down the tall poppy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut down the tall poppy.

Meaning of cut down the tall poppy

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To belittle or undermine someone who is perceived as superior or more successful and accomplished.

Questions about cuts down the tall poppy

What is cuts down the tall poppy the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts down the tall poppy is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut down the tall poppy.

Words near cuts down the tall poppy in the dictionary

  1. cuts below
  2. cuts both ways
  3. cuts corners
  4. cuts deeper than a knife
  5. cuts down
  6. cuts down the tall poppy
  7. cuts down to size
  8. cuts for sign
  9. cuts in
  10. cuts in line
  11. cuts into

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