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栽跟头

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1
会栽跟头的
2
迟早要栽跟头
3
什么跟头没栽过
4
栽了个大跟头
5
栽了跟头

Definition

栽跟头:

Literally means:

tumble; suffer setback

Actually means:

This phrase means tumbling and it figuratively; means losing one's face or committing a mistake or suffering a setback. Derogatory

跌倒,比喻出丑,犯错误,或遭到失败。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or object and it can have other words in between. It can be used in inversion. (作谓语、宾语,中间可以插入其他词语,可以倒装)
1
bānshuōlái
一般说来
  
,
fánshì
凡是
guīju
规矩
  
néng
独立
kǎo
思考
de
rén
  
,
shénme
什么
gēntou
跟头
dōu
huì
不会
zāi
  

Generally speaking, anyone who has rules and can think independently will not plant anything with his head.

2
tīng
quàngào
劝告
  
,
gàn
wéi
违法
fànzuì
犯罪
de
shì
  
,
chízǎo
迟早
shì
yào
zāi
gēntou
跟头
de
  

He doesn't listen to advice, he does illegal crimes, sooner or later he will have to follow his head.

3
Méi
xiǎngdào
想到
zhège
这个
rén
gōngzuō
工作
le
shí
几十
nián
  
,
jìngrán
竟然
huì
zài
tuìxiū
退休
qián
zāi
le
gēntou
跟头
  
,
jiàn
可见
rén
tān
xīn
  
,
zhǔn
huì
chūshì
出事
  

Didn't expect this person to work for decades, should have planted his head before retirement, it can be seen that a greedy person, will happen.