| 词汇 | come a cropper |
| 词源 | come a cropper. To fall head over heels, to fail, or be struck by some misfortune. This is a British expression that originally meant only to fall head over heels from a horse, to fall to the ground completely, neck and crop, but it most likely refers to the crop, or back, of a horse—when a horse falls neck and crop, it falls completely, all together in one heap. |
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