they are victims of their own success

Chinese translation: 他们是自己成功的受害者

22:19 Jul 4, 2005
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English term or phrase: they are victims of their own success
Hedge Fund Research, in Chicago, calculates that hedge funds lost 0.7% on average in the first four months of the year. That still beat the S&P 500, which shed 4%, but was far from brilliant. Other hedge-fund number-crunchers show different figures but a similarly depressing recent trend. Are the funds on the brink of disaster? No, but their glory days may well be behind them. In a sense, they are victims of their own success.
clearwater
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Local time: 21:26
Chinese translation:他们是自己成功的受害者
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wherestip
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3 +5他们是自己成功的受害者
wherestip
3to be a victim of your own success = to have problems because of your success
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他们是自己成功的受害者


Explanation:
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wherestip
United States
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to be a victim of your own success = to have problems because of your success


Explanation:
to be a victim of your own success = to have problems because of your success eg The school has become a victim of its own success as parents who have children with special needs now actively seek it out.


    Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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