meet one's Waterloo

meet one's Waterloo
   быть paзгpoмлeнным, пoтepпeть oкoнчaтeльнoe пopaжeниe [кaк Haпoлeoн пoд Baтepлoo в 1805 г.]
    The cuttings were of imposing length. In the opinion of subeditors Mortimer Ellis had obviously been a news item of value. One was headed... Contemptible Scoundrel Meets His Waterloo (W. S. Maugham). The government has found it easy to persuade the employers to accept its plans, but it is expected that during discussions with the trade unions the government may meet its Waterloo

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  • meet one's Waterloo — {v. phr.} To be defeated; lose an important contest. * /After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo./ * /John fought instead of running, and the bully met his Waterloo./ (After Napoleon s final defeat at Waterloo.) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • meet one's Waterloo — {v. phr.} To be defeated; lose an important contest. * /After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo./ * /John fought instead of running, and the bully met his Waterloo./ (After Napoleon s final defeat at Waterloo.) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • meet one's Waterloo — To be finally and decisively defeated • • • Main Entry: ↑Waterloo …   Useful english dictionary

  • meet\ one's\ Waterloo — v. phr. To be defeated; lose an important contest. After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo. John fought instead of running, and the bully met his Waterloo. (After Napoleon s final defeat at Waterloo.) …   Словарь американских идиом

  • meet one's Waterloo — a decisive defeat or failure. → Waterloo …   English new terms dictionary

  • meet one's Waterloo — be totally defeated, suffer a major downfall …   English contemporary dictionary

  • meet one's —  Waterloo Encounter final defeat …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Waterloo in popular culture — Because of its pivotal role in European and world history the Battle of Waterloo has a prominent place in military history and is frequently mentioned in popular culture. Here are some examples:Commemorative memorials and places: For a… …   Wikipedia

  • Waterloo — [ˌwɔ:tə lu:] noun (usu. meet one s Waterloo) a decisive defeat or failure. Origin Waterloo, a village in what is now Belgium, site of a battle in 1815 in which Napoleon was finally defeated …   English new terms dictionary

  • waterloo — /wɔtəˈlu / (say wawtuh looh) noun a decisive or crushing defeat: to meet one s waterloo. {from Waterloo} …  

  • waterloo — n. a decisive defeat or contest (meet one s Waterloo). Etymology: Waterloo in Belgium, where Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 …   Useful english dictionary


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