JLPT N3Proverbs

猿も木から落ちる

Meaning
上手な人でも時には失敗することがある
Explanation
「猿も木から落ちる」means that just as even a monkey skilled at climbing trees can fall, even a person skilled in their field can sometimes fail. Unlike c4's "the more unskilled a person, the more they fail," it refers to the failure of a skilled person.
Original Japanese explanation

「猿も木から落ちる」は、木登りが得意な猿でも落ちることがあるように、その道の上手な人でも時には失敗することがあるという意味です。c4 の「下手な人ほど失敗する」とは違い、上手な人の失敗を指します。

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