"come a cropper" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

Audio: en-au-come a cropper.ogg
  1. Tomber d’un cheval la tête la première.
    Sense id: fr-come_a_cropper-en-verb-ndQXTrDq
  2. Échouer, rater (de façon inattendue ou embarrassante). Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-come_a_cropper-en-verb-zUzTJRom Categories (other): Termes argotiques en anglais, Anglais du Royaume-Uni
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neck and crop

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