"the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" meaning in English

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        "(idiomatic) Those who are too different or conspicuous get criticized or sanctioned by others."
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          "word": "crab mentality"
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        {
          "word": "keep one's head down"
        },
        {
          "word": "Law of Jante"
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        {
          "word": "tall poppy syndrome"
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        {
          "word": "tall trees catch much wind"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "word": "樹大招風"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "shùdàzhāofēng",
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          "word": "树大招风"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "槍打出頭鳥"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiāng dǎ chūtóuniǎo",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "枪打出头鸟"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "vorstehende Nägel werden eingeschlagen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "wer den Kopf zu weit aus dem Loch steckt, kann ihn leicht verlieren"
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          "word": "出る杭は打たれる"
        }
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  "word": "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down"
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      "word": "keep one's head down"
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      "word": "tall poppy syndrome"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "word": "樹大招風"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shùdàzhāofēng",
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      "word": "树大招风"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "槍打出頭鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiāng dǎ chūtóuniǎo",
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      "word": "枪打出头鸟"
    },
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      "word": "vorstehende Nägel werden eingeschlagen"
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      "word": "wer den Kopf zu weit aus dem Loch steckt, kann ihn leicht verlieren"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "word": "出る杭は打たれる"
    }
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  "word": "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down"
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