come out the little end of the horn

come out (of) the little end of the horn

Rur. to lose a great deal; to end with less than one started with. (See also end up with the short end of the stick.) After the stock market crash, plenty of folks came out the little end of the horn.

See also: come, end, horn, little, of, out

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Praxis	-	Greek Mythology
Maurits	MOW-rits	Dutch
Florinda	flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Christianus	-	Late Roman
Nena	-	English
Aspinwall	['æspinwɔ:]