栽跟头

wǒ jiǎo yī huá zāi gēn tou le

我脚一滑，栽跟头了。

I slipped and stumbled.

tóu zī shì yī xiàng fēng xiǎn shì yè jí shǐ nà xiē dǒng háng de rén yǒu shí yě huì zāi gēn tou

投资是一项风险事业，即使那些懂行的人有时也会栽跟头。

Investment is a hazardous business, even those who are in the swim sometimes come a cropper.

gōng zuò zhōng bù tīng qún zhòng de yì jiàn róng yì zāi gēn tou

工作中不听群众的意见容易栽跟头。

One is likely to blunder in one's work if one refuses to listen to the masses.

tā fēi cháng zì fù zhí dào wàng hū suǒ yǐ zāi gēn tou le

他非常自负，直到忘乎所以，栽跟头了。

He was very proud of himself until he overreached himself and came a cropper.