cropper
柯林斯词典
1. PHRASE If you say that someone has come a cropper, you mean that they have had an unexpected and embarrassing failure. 意外慘敗[非正式]
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cropper /ˈkrɒpə/
剑桥词典
- come a cropper
to fail badly , or to fall from a horse or have a bad accident in a vehicle
慘遭失敗；（從馬上）摔下；發生嚴重車禍
If outside buyers or suppliers lose faith , a company can come a cropper very quickly . 如果一家公司的外部買家或供應商失去了信心，這家公司就會很快崩潰。
She came an almighty cropper when her back wheels hit an icy patch . 她的後車輪軋上了一塊結冰的路麪，出了嚴重的車禍。 返回 cropper