come to grief
成語所屬單字grief
come to grief — 慣用語
1. To fail or be ruined, especially after a period of attempting to succeed, or to
1.慣用語
釋義
失敗;遭受損害
To fail or be ruined, especially after a period of attempting to succeed, or to be damaged or destroyed in an accident.
例句
Henry's ambitious plan to cycle across the desert came to grief when his bike broke down in the first week.
The company's expansion into the Asian market came to grief after a series of poor financial decisions.