meeting one's Waterloo

A form of meet one's Waterloo — To be decisively defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of meet one's Waterloo
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meeting one's Waterloo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meeting%20one's%20Waterloo

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“meeting one's Waterloo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meeting%20one's%20Waterloo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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