crop·per
noun/ˈkrɒpə(r)/
/ˈkrɑːpər/
Idioms Idioms
come a cropper (British English, informal)
- (of a person) to fall over
跌倒；摔倒；栽跟头 - He came a cropper on the ski slopes.
他在滑雪道上猛地摔了一跤。
- He came a cropper on the ski slopes.
- to have a failure or near disaster
失败；惨败 - We nearly came a cropper in the second half of the game.
在比赛的下半场我们差一点就输掉了。
- We nearly came a cropper in the second half of the game.