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going a cropper

going a cropper is the present participle and gerund of go a cropper.

Meaning of go a cropper

Verb

go a cropper (third-person singular simple present goes a cropper, present participle going a cropper, simple past went a cropper, past participle gone a cropper)

  1. Synonym of come a cropper.
    • I went a cropper on the turf, as a good many better men than myself have gone before.1894, Ernest Glanville, A Fair Colonist, page 218
    Synonyms:
    come a cropper

Questions about going a cropper

What is going a cropper the present participle and gerund of?
Going a cropper is the present participle and gerund of go a cropper.

Words near going a cropper in the dictionary

  1. goil
  2. goils
  3. goin
  4. goin'
  5. going
  6. going a cropper
  7. going a long way
  8. going a mucker
  9. going a raker
  10. going about
  11. going about one's business

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