MEET ONE'S WATERLOO

Meaning of MEET ONE'S WATERLOO in English

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.)

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MEET ONE'S WATERLOO — be totally defeated, suffer a major downfall
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MEET ONE'S WATERLOO — a decisive defeat or failure. → Waterloo
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEET ONE'S WATERLOO — {v. phr.} To be defeated; lose an important contest. * /After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo./ * …
Slang English vocab
MEET ONE'S WATERLOO — {v. phr.} To be defeated; lose an important contest. * /After seven straight victories the team met its Waterloo./ * …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATERLOO — County: Greater London Post Code: SE1
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
WATERLOO — geographical name city NE central Iowa population 68,747, town central Belgium S of Brussels population 27,860, city Canada in SE …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEET — I. ˈmēt, usu -ēd.+V verb ( met ˈmet, usu -ed.+V ; met ; meeting ; meets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATERLOO — |wȯ]d.ə(r)|lü, |wä], ]tə-\ noun ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: from Waterloo, Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat (1815) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATERLOO — /waw"teuhr looh', wot"euhr-, waw'teuhr looh", wot'euhr-/ ; for 1 also Flem. /vah"teuhrdd loh'/ , n. 1. a village in central …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEET — meet 1 — meeter , n. /meet/ , v. , met, meeting , n. v.t. 1. to come upon; come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATERLOO — n. town in central Belgium which was the scene of the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 by Prussian and …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEET — I. ˈmēt verb ( met ˈmet ; meet·ing ) Etymology: Middle English meten, from Old English mētan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATERLOO — geographical name 1. city NE central Iowa population 68,747 2. town central Belgium S of Brussels population 27,860 3. city …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATERLOO — noun ( plural -loos ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Waterloo, Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815 Date: 1816 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEET — adv meetly. 2. meet ·adj suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. 3. meet ·vt to come together with hostile purpose; …
Webster English vocab
WATERLOO — [ ˌwɔ:tə'lu: ] ■ noun (usu. meet one's ~ ) a decisive defeat or failure. Origin ~ , a village …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WATERLOO — [wa.ter.loo] n, pl -loos [Waterloo, Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815] (1816): a decisive or final defeat or setback
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEET — [meet] vb met ; meet.ing [ME meten, fr. OE metan; akin to OE gemot assembly--more at moot] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATERLOO — city, seat (1855) of Black Hawk county, northeastern Iowa, U.S. It lies along the Cedar River, 108 miles (174 km) …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Waterloo BrE AmE ˌwɔːt ə ˈluː ◂ - ə l ˈuː AmE \ ˌwɔːt̬ ə r ˈluː ˌwɑːt̬-, ˈ••• ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATERLOO — / ˌwɔːtəˈluː; NAmE ˌwɔːtərˈluː; ˈwɑːt-/ noun [ sing. ] sb's ~ a final defeat for sb : This was the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEET — / miːt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( met , met / met; NAmE /) BY CHANCE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATERLOO — Wa ‧ ter ‧ loo /ˌwɔːtəˈluː◂ $ ˌwɔːtər-, ˌwɑː-/ BrE AmE 1 . the Battle of Waterloo an important battle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEET — I. meet 1 S1 W1 /miːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle met /met/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATERLOO — n. a decisive defeat or contest (meet one's Waterloo). [Waterloo in Belgium, where Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEET — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. met) 1 a tr. encounter (a person or persons) by accident or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEET — v. & n. v. (past and past part. met) 1 a tr. encounter (a person or persons) by accident or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATERLOO — n. a decisive defeat or contest (meet one's Waterloo). [ Waterloo in Belgium, where Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MEET — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. met) 1. a tr. encounter (a person or persons) by accident …
Oxford English vocab
WATERLOO — n. a decisive defeat or contest (meet one's Waterloo). Etymology: Waterloo in Belgium, where Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEET — ( meets, meeting, met) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEET
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEET — Synonyms and related words : Highland games, Olympiad, Olympic games, Olympics, abide by, abut, accepted, accommodate, accommodate with, accommodated, accord, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Synonyms and related words : beating, collapse, conquering, conquest, crash, deathblow, debacle, defeat, destruction, downfall, drubbing, failure, fall, hiding, lambasting, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATERLOO — See: MEET ONE'S WATERLOO.
Slang English vocab
WATERLOO — Classification: City Located in: Wisconsin (WI) Total Population (2000): 3259 Total Housing Units (2000): 1293 Land Area (square meters): 10119993 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: Town Located in: South Carolina (SC) Total Population (2000): 203 Total Housing Units (2000): 85 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: Town Located in: Oregon (OR) Total Population (2000): 239 Total Housing Units (2000): 91 Land Area (square meters): 390983 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: Village Located in: New York (NY) Total Population (2000): 5111 Total Housing Units (2000): 2050 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: Village Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 459 Total Housing Units (2000): 190 Land Area (square meters): 919609 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 68747 Total Housing Units (2000): 29499 Land Area (square meters): 157303878 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: Town Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 2200 Total Housing Units (2000): 898 Land Area (square meters): 3885036 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: City Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 7614 Total Housing Units (2000): 3015 Land Area (square meters): 14417192 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WATERLOO — Classification: Town Located in: Alabama (AL) Total Population (2000): 208 Total Housing Units (2000): 145 Land Area (square meters): 1972681 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MEET — I. noun (esp. AmE ) ADJECTIVE ▪ gymnastics , race , swim , track ▪ hunt ( BrE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MEET — INDEX: 1. to meet someone who you have arranged to meet 2. to meet someone by chance 3. when you …
Longman Activator English vocab
WATERLOO — I . Waterloo one of London’s main train stations, for trains to and from the south, south-east and south-west of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WATERLOO — See: MEET ONE'S WATERLOO.
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MEET — verb 1 BAD : Could you meet with me outside the station? GOOD : Could you meet me outside the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEET — 1. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - met 1) а) встречать meet up Syn : contact, encounter, see …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATERLOO — n 1. геогр. 1> Ватерлоо ( Бельгия ) 2> г. Уотерлу ( США ) 2. 1> сражение у Ватерлоо 2> …
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