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Often in the term meet one's Waterloo: a notable and decisive defeat following an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.

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Waterloo

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/ˌwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈluː/

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Japanese Meaning

決定的な敗北（特に強大な相手との戦いや、手に負えない問題に直面した結果として生じる劇的な敗戦）

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After months of overconfidence, the small startup met its Waterloo when a major competitor released a superior product.

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数か月にわたる過信の末、その小さなスタートアップは主要な競合他社が優れた製品を発売したことで決定的な敗北を喫した。

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He flung his dime at a newsboy, got his Express, propped his back against the truck, and was at once rapt in the account of his Waterloo, as expanded by the ingenious press.

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