come a cropper | Idiomator

Meaning: (originally)Tofallheadlongfrom ahorse.; (British,idiomatic)Tosuffersome accident ormisfortune; tofail.Shecame a cropperon the stairs and broke her leg.1879,Anthony Trollope, chapter 67, inThe Duke's Children:I should feel certain that I shouldcome a cropper, but still I'd try it. As you say, a fellow should try.1922,Katherine Mansfield[pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “At the Bay”, inThe Garden Party, London:Constable & Company,page 7:You couldn't help feeling he'd be caught out one day, and then what an almightycropper he'd come!1951March, “Chess Caviar”, inChess Review:We are accustomed to seeing Morphy conquer brilliantly against great odds; but this time hecomes a cropper.1953, Mervyn Peake,Mr Pye, William Heinemann:You tried to convey too much and you conveyed nothing. Youcame a cropper, major.2003November 6,Lynne Truss, “Introduction – The Seventh Sense”, inEats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, London:Profile Books Ltd,→ISBN,page15:We had been taught Latin, French and German grammar; but English grammar was something we felt we were expected to infer from our reading – which is doubtless why Icame a cropperover “its” and “it’s”.2022May 14, “Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place”, inThe Economist‎[1],→ISSN:Although they were meant to reach the Moon no matter what, cryptocurrencies are alsocoming a cropper.; (informal)Todie.1920,Agatha Christie,The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published1954, page 8:“No, Cynthia is a protégée of my mother’s, the daughter of an old schoolfellow of hers, who married a rascally solicitor. Hecame a cropper, and the girl was left an orphan and penniless. My mother came to the rescue, and Cynthia has been with us nearly two years now.”

Examples:

EN: At Goose Lane, me arches crack, and I come a cropper.
ES: En Goose Lane mis pies no pueden más y me doy un batacazo.
EN: And if you haven't, you'll come a cropper.
ES: Y si no es así, serán del montón.
EN: In your opinion, it's a chance to come a cropper.
ES: Total, que según usted es una ocasión espléndida de darse un buen porrazo.
EN: I think Don Camillo's right, Peppone will come a cropper.
ES: Peppone será rechazado.
EN: I'm not going to come a cropper to please that little ninny
ES: No voy a perder para complacer a esa pequeña boba.
EN: You'll come a cropper.
ES: Te irás en picada.
EN: Then I'll come a cropper.
ES: Sí, me iré en picada.
EN: You'll come a cropper if you reason like a fool.
ES: Si razona como un idiota, se estrellará.
EN: Barmy's musical prognostications have come a cropper this time.
ES: Los pronósticos musicales de Barmy se han dado un batacazo esta vez.
EN: I'll come a cropper.
ES: Me romperé el cuello.
EN: You'll come a cropper every time.
ES: Siempre saldrás perdiendo.
EN: She's come a cropper.
ES: Sufrió un percance.
EN: Or you'll come a cropper.
ES: O te caerá una buena.
EN: You'll come a cropper!
ES: Se dará un batacazo.
EN: The Magpies have come a cropper against the underdogs time and again in the FA Cup.
HI: बFचो के मंुह म बार -बार से डालती है ।

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