(idiomatic) To reach a low point in one's pursuits.

Were it not for God's help, someone could have suffered that outcome.

(Ireland, colloquial) admonishment or condemnation from the clergy.

A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing of the Divine, or for fortune or fate.

Alternative form of touch of the tar brush

Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better conditions.

Eventually, finally. / After a thorough examination of the situation

(games) A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded. / (by extension) Any attempt to aim something somewhere while handicapped in doing so.

(Australia) A coded warning used by men to alert each other that female guests ("ducks") are present ("on the pond"), so that for politeness they should moderate their language.

Alternative form of is the Pope Catholic?