She came a cropper on the stairs and broke her leg.
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Come a cropper
Synonyms for "come a cropper" (20 found)
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I should feel certain that I should come a cropper, but still I'd try it. As you say, a fellow should try.
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You couldn't help feeling he'd be caught out one day, and then what an almighty cropper he'd come!
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We are accustomed to seeing Morphy conquer brilliantly against great odds; but this time he comes a cropper.
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