come a cropper 栽跟头

在漫漫人生道路上，我们免不了要“栽跟头”。摔倒并不可怕，重要的是要学会重新站起来。

 

“栽跟头”，本意是“摔跤，跌跤（tumble; fall）”，常用来比喻经历失败或遭受挫折（ suffer a setback¹）。与英文惯用语“come a cropper”意思相近，表示“suffer a sudden and embarrassing failure”或“accidentally fall and hurt oneself”。

 

例句：

 

不老实的人到头来总是要栽跟头的。

Dishonest people are bound to come a cropper in the end.

 

投资是一项风险事业，就是那些懂行的人有时也会栽跟头。

Investment is a hazardous² business; even those who are in the swim sometimes come a cropper.

 

这双鞋太大了，导致我走在街上时栽了个跟头。

These shoes are too big and caused me to come a cropper as I was walking down the street.

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