come a cropper
Example Sentences
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Reading the first few sentences of your letter, one thing was obvious: You and your sister would come a cropper on the subject of the fair market value of this house.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026
Her latest album, “Faded Gloryville,” is about picking up the pieces after such notions come a cropper.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2015
Nicholls also has Mr Mole, with McCoy riding, who might well have beaten 'Sire' anyway at Newbury even if that horse hadn't come a cropper.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2015
Brian Williams has come a cropper – a useful English expression for falling off your high horse.
From US News • Feb. 9, 2015
"I think I'd better do that part of it, Grandmamma. You might come a cropper."
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
