a good rider tends to fall
It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is sh à NQ í zh à Du à. People who are used to riding often fall off their horses. It means that people who are good at a certain skill often fail because of carelessness. From Huainanzi yuandaoxun.
The origin of Idioms
Huainanzi yuandaoxun: a man who is good at travelling drowns, a man who is good at riding falls. He is good at what he likes, but he is a disaster.
Idiom usage
It is used as object and attribute to admonish people.
Analysis of Idioms
A good traveler drowns
a good rider tends to fall
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