( BrE , informal )
1.
( of a person ) to fall over
2.
to have a failure or near disaster :
We nearly came a cropper in the second half of the game.
( BrE , informal )
1.
( of a person ) to fall over
2.
to have a failure or near disaster :
We nearly came a cropper in the second half of the game.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005