come a cropper Synonyms
Strongest:
- come-to-grief
- fall-short
- fall-flat
- bomb
- miss
- fold
- flop
- lay-an-egg
- wash-out
- struggle
- collapse
- fail
- strike-out
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come a cropper Meaning
come a cropper
orgasm, happen sense 5, to experience orgasm, to come to pass, repeat, to seize suddenly and strangely, to take form, to move toward or journey to something, to fall within a field of view or a range of application, to appear on a scene, to arrive at a place, end, result, or conclusion, to acquire as a possession or achievement, to reach a condition or conclusion, to cease foolish or pretentious talk or behavior, to tell the whole story, to meet, find, or encounter especially by chance, to approach in kind or quality, to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose, to reach the point of being or becoming, originate, arise, to be available, to speak further, to advance, rise, or improve in rank or condition, to reach a particular station in a series, to gain recognition, to advance toward accomplishment, to issue forth, to become adjusted especially emotionally or intellectually, to encounter misfortune (such as calamity, defeat, or ruin), to meet or deal with firmly, frankly, or straightforwardly, existing or arriving in the future, to advance in a particular manner, to arrive at or enter a scene of action, to arrive at a particular place, end, result, or conclusion, to fall to a person in a division or inheritance of property, become, to take on the aspect of, to reach maturity, to appear to the mind, originate sense 2, arise, extend sense 4, reach, to approach or be near (an age), amount, to arrive in due course, happen, occur, to become moved favorably, to be a question of, happen, to enter or assume a condition, position, or relation, to achieve one's potential, to get hold of oneself, to reach an agreement, to add up, to fall within the range or limits of something, to move toward something, to turn out to be, to meet or find by chance, to take place, semen, extend, to fail completely
come a cropper Sentence Examples
- The overconfident entrepreneur came a cropper when the market shifted abruptly.
- The ambitious politician's plans came a cropper due to a series of unexpected scandals.
- The risky investment came a cropper, wiping out the investor's savings.
- The intricate scheme to defraud came a cropper when the investigation unraveled it.
- The ill-conceived merger came a cropper, leading to a significant loss of market share.
- The reckless driver's high-speed pursuit came a cropper when the car crashed into a tree.
- The scientist's experiment came a cropper when the results proved contradictory to the hypothesis.
- The inexperienced sailor's attempt to cross the ocean alone came a cropper when the boat capsized.
- The climber's dangerous shortcut came a cropper when he slipped and fell hundreds of feet.
- The overly ambitious project came a cropper due to poor planning and unrealistic deadlines.
FAQs About the word come a cropper
orgasm, happen sense 5, to experience orgasm, to come to pass, repeat, to seize suddenly and strangely, to take form, to move toward or journey to something, to
come to grief, fall short, fall flat, bomb, miss, fold, flop, lay an egg, wash out, struggle
succeed, work out, click, come off, go over, deliver,go, prevail, thrive, triumph
The overconfident entrepreneur came a cropper when the market shifted abruptly.
The ambitious politician's plans came a cropper due to a series of unexpected scandals.
The risky investment came a cropper, wiping out the investor's savings.
The intricate scheme to defraud came a cropper when the investigation unraveled it.
