come a cropper
To fall headlong from a horse.
cropper
noun 5name 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
almighty, reliable
VERB + CROPPER
came
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
But to myself I thought: ‘Considering that for eight whole years I sat on the front bench as top of the class while he drifted about somewhere in the middle, he can hardly fail to nourish a wish, left over from his schooldays, that some day or other I may come a complete cropper.’
You're riding for a fall, Healey, you know that? There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper.
noun
1
A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
noun
1
A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
2
A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
The mango tree cannot be regarded as a reliable cropper.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — small farmers and tenants
- sharecropper
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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But to myself I thought: ‘Considering that for eight whole years I sat on the front bench as top of the class while he drifted about somewhere in the middle, he can hardly fail to nourish a wish, left
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You're riding for a fall, Healey, you know that? There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper.
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The mango tree cannot be regarded as a reliable cropper.
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He came a cropper.
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Tom passed three of his five exams, and came a cropper in two.
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