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Heard it many times never new what it meant
Had to look it up, how many knew before looking it up? Weird saying.
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07-18-2022, 01:42 PM
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You must have led a sheltered life.
Bought the farm. Met his end. Best Les |
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07-18-2022, 01:48 PM
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I've definitely led a sheltered life then .... as I've never even heard the phrase before.
But I sure know I don't want to buy a farm 
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07-18-2022, 02:01 PM
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Maybe a Canadian thing?
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07-18-2022, 02:04 PM
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First time I heard it ....today.
Because of the word 'cropper'....I knew it wasn't new. 
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Hop the twig
Peg out
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07-18-2022, 02:18 PM
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07-18-2022, 02:20 PM
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Never heard it either.
We call it Taking a dirt nap.
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07-18-2022, 02:25 PM
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I thought I knew...I thought it was exactly the opposite of the original origin (I had to look it up), falling off a horse.
I love this stuff.
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07-18-2022, 02:32 PM
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Here in New Zealand it was said a lot when I was a kid. Maybe because we "came a cropper" quite a lot. Don't really hear it much now. Maybe it was a 1970's thing.
Used in context "Where's Mike?" "I dunno, maybe he came a cropper on that new bike of his." |
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07-18-2022, 02:58 PM
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Never heard it before today.
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07-18-2022, 03:00 PM
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Never heard of it.
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07-18-2022, 05:10 PM
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07-18-2022, 06:01 PM
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I haven't heard it before.
https://www.theidioms.com/come-a-cropper/ "Bought the farm" is interesting. Didn't we discuss it here recently?
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07-18-2022, 06:24 PM
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'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
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07-18-2022, 06:44 PM
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Go in at 1:20 if you don't want to watch the whole thing. Classic!
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07-18-2022, 06:48 PM
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"Come a cropper."
I always thought it was a metaphor for failure after a heroic effort. I suppose it could end in death, but not necessarily. Annnd, "Bob's your uncle!" |
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07-18-2022, 08:11 PM
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I've heard that expression, but never really knew what it meant or where it came from. This stuff is great!
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/why-do-we-say-bobs-your-uncle
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Add me to the never heard it list...
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07-18-2022, 09:28 PM
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Seems to be the Brits who came up with these interesting "sayings".
Sticky wicket, is another, which I think means "You're in a bind" |
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