come a cropper

Meaning

1. To fall headlong from a horse.
2. (British, idiomatic) To suffer some accident or misfortune; to fail.
3. (informal) To die.

Synonyms

fizzle

flop

come a stinker

Translations

auf die Nase fallen

faire faillite

faire une chute

se prendre une gamelle

fracassar

não dar certo

dar com os burros n’água

Etymology

Possibly from the phrase neck and crop, in which crop may refer to the backside of a horse.