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gone a cropper

gone a cropper is the past participle 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 gone a cropper

What is gone a cropper the past participle of?
Gone a cropper is the past participle of go a cropper.

Words near gone a cropper in the dictionary

  1. gondwanathere
  2. gondwanatherian
  3. gondwanatherians
  4. Gondwanic
  5. gone
  6. gone a cropper
  7. gone a long way
  8. gone a mucker
  9. gone a raker
  10. gone about
  11. gone about one's business

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