Idioms

meet one's Waterloo
to meet one's final and most difficult or impossible challenge (Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo)
The team met their Waterloo when they went to the tournament to meet the best team in the country.

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  • meet the requirements (for something)
  • meet up with (someone or something)
  • melt in one's mouth
  • mend fences with (someone)
  • mend one's ways
  • mention (someone or something) in passing
  • mess around/about
  • mess up
  • middle of the road
  • might as well
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  • the straight and narrow
  • cool down
  • turn the trick
  • good riddance
  • get to one's feet
  • on the tip of one's tongue
  • come to the point
  • check in (at an airport)
  • fit and trim
  • a hold-out


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