come a cropper

Speech parts

1. come a cropper - Verb

2. come a cropper - Phrase

Meaning

(originally) To fall headlong from a horse.

(Britain, idiomatic) To suffer some accident or misfortune; to fail.
She came a cropper on the stairs and broke her leg.

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Synonyms

collapse fail break down strike out backfire miscarry fall flat fall through wash out misfire trip up run aground grind to a halt fall short go a cropper

Antonyms

achieve advance succeed triumph thrive flourish
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Words in the phrase

come a cropper

Close letter words and terms

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