come to grief

  1. 遭到灾难, 出事
    • Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement.
      几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。
  2. 以失败告终
    • All his little schemes for making money seem to come to grief.
      他为赚钱而耍的花招看来都会失败。

网络词典

come to grief

英 kʌm tə griːf 美 kʌm tə griːf
短语动词 中文翻译:陷入困境
同义词: ['fall into trouble', 'get into trouble']

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