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You are adding to Come a cropper. What is already there stays, we only add yours.

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Say it out loud, 3 to 60 seconds. Reading it is not the same as hearing it.

Explain in a street-style audio what it means and give an example of how it is used. That is all we need.

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Where is it said? Where the expression is used, which need not be only your own patch.

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Real-life examples
  • Kev tried to vault the garden gate after the boozer and came a cropper into the wheelie bins, then swaggered off like it was planned.
  • He was showing off on the icy steps and came a cropper right in front of the whole bus queue.
  • The startup looked unstoppable, then came a cropper the moment the funding dried up.
  • She gave it the big one about doing the shortcut in heels, then came a cropper outside the off-licence.
  • We thought Dan had the pitch in the bag, but he came a cropper halfway through and started reading the wrong slides.
The way it is really said, not the way a dictionary would say it.

What happens next

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    We check it We make sure people really say it and that it isn't already here under another spelling.
  2. 2
    It goes live with your name It enters the dictionary and your Magikito profile, setines included.
  3. 3
    And we polish it We add its tone, where it comes from when that's known, and its sibling expressions.

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