meet one's Waterloo
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈmiːt wʌnz ˌwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈluː/
- (GA) IPA: /ˈmit wʌnz ˌwɔtɚˈluː/, /ˌwɑ-/, /ˈwɔtɚˌluː/, /ˈwɑ-/, [-ɾɚ-]
meet one's Waterloo
- To be decisively defeat#Verb|defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.
- French: rencontrer son Waterloo
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