come to grief
US /kʌm tə ɡriːf/
UK /kʌm tə ɡriːf/

1.
失敗, 遭遇不幸, 出事
to suffer an accident, failure, or disaster
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Their plans to expand the business came to grief due to lack of funding.
由於資金不足,他們擴大業務的計劃失敗了。
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The inexperienced climber came to grief on the treacherous mountain path.
那位缺乏經驗的登山者在險峻的山路上遭遇不幸。