go a cropper en · VERB
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goes a cropper | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gone a cropper | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| went a cropper | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| going a cropper | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |