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meet Waterloo

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meet one's Waterloo
Fig. to meet one's final and insurmountable challenge. (Alludes to the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.) The boss is being very hard on Bill. It seems that Bill has finally met his Waterloo. John was more than Sally could handle. She has finally met her Waterloo.
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meet your Waterloo
if someone who has been successful in the past meets their Waterloo, they are defeated by someone who is too strong for them or by a problem which is too difficult for them
Usage notes: The French leader Napoleon was finally defeated at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
She finally met her Waterloo when she tried to take on the club champion.
See meet in the flesh, come to a sticky end
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In the Liverpool Senior Cup mixed fortunes as APH went down 5-1 to Bootle, however it eas better fortune for East Villa, who beat St Helens 6-3 after extra-time at Litherland Sports, and now meet Waterloo Dock in the next round.
Aigburth closing the gap on the leaders; AMATEUR FOOTBALL by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
And it went in Lockwood's favour 9-5, and they went through to the final to meet Waterloo who had beaten Lockwood B by 23 points, 84-61.
Waterloo prove pick of the pairs by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Heswall RBL beat Poynton Sports by 58 and now meet Pochins at Halton RBL, Higher Tranmere beat Hop Pole by 46 and play Lyme Green at Beech Tree,Gladstone Liberals beat Sandbach Park by 79 to meet Waterloo at Grappenhall and Lever Club beat Leigh Arms of Sale by 59 to qualify for a clash with South Manchester RBL at Grappenhall.
Cricket: Youngsters suffer painful county lesson by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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