Come out the little end of the horn In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "come out the little end of the horn", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-09-01 10:09

Meaning of Come out the little end of the horn

Come out the little end of the horn informal verb phrase

To suffer massive losses in the process of doing something; to end up with massive losses

I invested a lot of money in the bitcoin market but came out the little end of the horn.

After the stock market crash, many investors came out the little end of the horn.

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Grammar and Usage of Come out the little end of the horn

Verb Forms

  • came out the little end of the horn
  • comes out the little end of the horn
  • coming out the little end of the horn
  • to come out the little end of the horn

The verb "come" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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