1. tall poppy - Noun
2. tall poppy - Phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tall, poppy.
(Australia, New Zealand) A conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn Europe and Australia, there is something called the Tall Poppy Syndrome: People like to cut the tall poppies. They don't want you to succeed, and they cut you down - especially people from your own social class. Mark Burnett