even skilled people sometimes make mistakes; anyone can fail — a proverb used to remind people that errors happen even to experts.
彼は普段完璧だが、昨日のミスを見て『猿も木から落ちる』と言って励ました。
He is usually perfect, but after his mistake yesterday I encouraged him by saying, 'Even monkeys fall from trees.'
有名な作家でも読み間違いをすることがある。猿も木から落ちるのだ。
Even famous authors can make reading mistakes. After all, even monkeys fall from trees.
試験で失敗した学生に先生は『猿も木から落ちる』と声をかけた。
The teacher said 'Even monkeys fall from trees' to a student who failed the exam.