come a cropper

come a crop·per

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Definitions of come a cropper words

phrase come a cropper If you say that someone has come a cropper, you mean that they have had an unexpected and embarrassing failure. 3
noun come a cropper to fall heavily 3
noun come a cropper to fail completely 3
noun come a cropper to fall heavily or headlong 3
noun come a cropper to come to ruin; fail 3
noun come a cropper a person or thing that crops. 1

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1475-85; crop + -er1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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