meets 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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of meet one's Waterloo
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meets one's Waterloo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meets%20one's%20Waterloo

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