Examples of 'come to grief' in a sentence
Meaning of "come to grief"
come to grief: This phrase means to experience a failure or misfortune. It is often used to describe situations where things do not go as planned and result in negative outcomes
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- To suffer a disastrous outcome.
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come to grief
You two will come to grief for it.
And he who confines it will surely come to grief.
Some people come to grief on account of their dishonesty.
Political constitutions might come to grief over it.
We will come to grief by morning.
Many business deals have come to grief.
That the silver had come to grief in the discharge of duty.
Others have done that and come to grief.
They come to grief on an island in the Hebrides.
Sooner or later the proud come to grief.
How have you come to grief In such a place as this.
Those haughty rebels must come to grief.
Like a willow leaf Love will come to grief Only yesterday spring was here to stay.
Trying to help women who have come to grief.
I watched my own brother come to grief through lying and thieving.
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Vengeful hope that he might have come to grief.
Attempts at harmonization had always come to grief on the question of errors of navigation.
Those burdened with evil deeds will come to grief.
And you two will come to grief for it, eat.
Surely those who invent lies shall come to grief.
A few ships have come to grief on the island, however the crews were easily rescued.
Even here you can come to grief.
We may come to grief and it 's our fault, we are told.
This is why you come to grief.
Did he come to grief in Paris?
Without money we must come to grief.
Would come to grief on mountains early. Because… I never saw a way in which Tom.
How have you come to grief.
The large-scale modernisation programmes of the airline companies have come to grief.
Did you ever come to grief.
Jose said, ' From here we learn that quarrelsome folk soon come to grief.
Love will come to grief.
A little investigation showed me that a school had come to grief.
Innocence come to grief.
They are not wanted here and will only come to grief.
Well, he can come to grief anywhere.
It is a tragedy for all the young women who come to grief.
Eventually come to grief.
Boys who do not listen to their elders always come to grief.
Generations of great astronomers have come to grief trying to measure the universe.
Do not let him have you turned out of Paradise and come to grief.
The moral drawn is that the evil come to grief from the company they keep.
I do not know how many business deals I have seen come to grief.
I have seen a lot of marriages come to grief over a lot less. Mother, it's not romantic.
The Nizhnekamsk court has come to grief.
I have seen a lot of marriages come to grief over a lot less.
Do not pin your hopes on that, Rick . Others have done that and come to grief.
Like a willow leaf Love will come to grief.
Of a misunderstanding . so many business deals have come to grief.
And I think you could come to grief.
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It did not even come from his instructions
I come to offer my resignation for my post as chancellor
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