After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo.
John fought instead of running, and the bully met his Waterloo.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — 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
