come out the little end of the horn

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come out (of) the little end of the horn

Rur. to lose a great deal; to end with less than one started with. (See also end up with the short end of the stick.) After the stock market crash, plenty of folks came out the little end of the horn.

See also: come, end, horn, little, out

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