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1 meet one's Waterloo
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2 Waterloo
n. Waterloo (dorp in België, plaats waar Napoleon zich legerde in Slag bij Waterloo en de nederlaag leed; bijnaam voor overwinnende val)[ wo:təloe:] 〈 voornamelijk enkelvoud〉♦voorbeelden:
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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 — See: MEET ONE S WATERLOO … Dictionary of American idioms
Waterloo — See: MEET ONE S WATERLOO … Dictionary of American idioms
Waterloo — See: meet one s Waterloo … Словарь американских идиом
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