Tall Poppy Syndrome

What is Tall Poppy Syndrome?

Australian slang for the tendancy to criticise highly successful people (ie, tall poppies), and 'cut them down'.

Sam seemed to be suffering tall poppy syndrome when he described Kerry Packer as an evil man, merely because he was a billionaire.

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